Q: Is 50,000,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 50,000,000 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 50,000,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 320 400 500 625 640 800 1,000 1,250 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,125 3,200 4,000 5,000 6,250 8,000 10,000 12,500 15,625 16,000 20,000 25,000 31,250 40,000 50,000 62,500 78,125 80,000 100,000 125,000 156,250 200,000 250,000 312,500 390,625 400,000 500,000 625,000 781,250 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,562,500 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,125,000 5,000,000 6,250,000 10,000,000 12,500,000 25,000,000 and 50,000,000, with no remainder.

Since 50,000,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,000,000, 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).