Q: Is 750,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 750,240 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 750,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 521 720 1,042 1,440 1,563 2,084 2,605 3,126 4,168 4,689 5,210 6,252 7,815 8,336 9,378 10,420 12,504 15,630 16,672 18,756 20,840 23,445 25,008 31,260 37,512 41,680 46,890 50,016 62,520 75,024 83,360 93,780 125,040 150,048 187,560 250,080 375,120 and 750,240, with no remainder.

Since 750,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 750,240, 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).