Q: Is 750,288 a Composite Number?

Why is 750,288 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 750,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 29 33 42 44 48 49 56 58 66 77 84 87 88 98 112 116 132 147 154 168 174 176 196 203 231 232 264 294 308 319 336 348 392 406 462 464 528 539 588 609 616 638 696 784 812 924 957 1,078 1,176 1,218 1,232 1,276 1,392 1,421 1,617 1,624 1,848 1,914 2,156 2,233 2,352 2,436 2,552 2,842 3,234 3,248 3,696 3,828 4,263 4,312 4,466 4,872 5,104 5,684 6,468 6,699 7,656 8,526 8,624 8,932 9,744 11,368 12,936 13,398 15,312 15,631 17,052 17,864 22,736 25,872 26,796 31,262 34,104 35,728 46,893 53,592 62,524 68,208 93,786 107,184 125,048 187,572 250,096 375,144 and 750,288, with no remainder.

Since 750,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 750,288, 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).