Q: Is 75,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 75,240 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 75,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 19 20 22 24 30 33 36 38 40 44 45 55 57 60 66 72 76 88 90 95 99 110 114 120 132 152 165 171 180 190 198 209 220 228 264 285 330 342 360 380 396 418 440 456 495 570 627 660 684 760 792 836 855 990 1,045 1,140 1,254 1,320 1,368 1,672 1,710 1,881 1,980 2,090 2,280 2,508 3,135 3,420 3,762 3,960 4,180 5,016 6,270 6,840 7,524 8,360 9,405 12,540 15,048 18,810 25,080 37,620 and 75,240, with no remainder.

Since 75,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,240, 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).