Q: Is 751,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 751,968 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 751,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 373 504 672 746 1,008 1,119 1,492 2,016 2,238 2,611 2,984 3,357 4,476 5,222 5,968 6,714 7,833 8,952 10,444 11,936 13,428 15,666 17,904 20,888 23,499 26,856 31,332 35,808 41,776 46,998 53,712 62,664 83,552 93,996 107,424 125,328 187,992 250,656 375,984 and 751,968, with no remainder.

Since 751,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 751,968, 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).