Q: Is 5,000,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,000,500 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 5,000,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 73 100 125 137 146 250 274 292 365 500 548 685 730 1,370 1,460 1,825 2,740 3,425 3,650 6,850 7,300 9,125 10,001 13,700 17,125 18,250 20,002 34,250 36,500 40,004 50,005 68,500 100,010 200,020 250,025 500,050 1,000,100 1,250,125 2,500,250 and 5,000,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,000,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,000,500, 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).