Q: Is 499,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 499,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 499,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 37 45 50 54 60 74 75 90 100 108 111 125 135 148 150 180 185 222 225 250 270 300 333 370 375 444 450 500 540 555 666 675 740 750 900 925 999 1,110 1,125 1,332 1,350 1,500 1,665 1,850 1,998 2,220 2,250 2,700 2,775 3,330 3,375 3,700 3,996 4,500 4,625 4,995 5,550 6,660 6,750 8,325 9,250 9,990 11,100 13,500 13,875 16,650 18,500 19,980 24,975 27,750 33,300 41,625 49,950 55,500 83,250 99,900 124,875 166,500 249,750 and 499,500, with no remainder.

Since 499,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).