Q: Is 752,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 752,136 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 752,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 37 42 44 56 66 74 77 84 88 111 121 132 148 154 168 222 231 242 259 264 296 308 363 407 444 462 484 518 616 726 777 814 847 888 924 968 1,036 1,221 1,452 1,554 1,628 1,694 1,848 2,072 2,442 2,541 2,849 2,904 3,108 3,256 3,388 4,477 4,884 5,082 5,698 6,216 6,776 8,547 8,954 9,768 10,164 11,396 13,431 17,094 17,908 20,328 22,792 26,862 31,339 34,188 35,816 53,724 62,678 68,376 94,017 107,448 125,356 188,034 250,712 376,068 and 752,136, with no remainder.

Since 752,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 752,136, 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).