Q: Is 500,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 500,500 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 500,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 13 14 20 22 25 26 28 35 44 50 52 55 65 70 77 91 100 110 125 130 140 143 154 175 182 220 250 260 275 286 308 325 350 364 385 455 500 550 572 650 700 715 770 875 910 1,001 1,100 1,300 1,375 1,430 1,540 1,625 1,750 1,820 1,925 2,002 2,275 2,750 2,860 3,250 3,500 3,575 3,850 4,004 4,550 5,005 5,500 6,500 7,150 7,700 9,100 9,625 10,010 11,375 14,300 17,875 19,250 20,020 22,750 25,025 35,750 38,500 45,500 50,050 71,500 100,100 125,125 250,250 and 500,500, with no remainder.

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