Q: Is 752,976 a Composite Number?

Why is 752,976 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 752,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 83 84 108 112 126 144 162 166 168 189 216 249 252 324 332 336 378 432 498 504 567 581 648 664 747 756 996 1,008 1,134 1,162 1,296 1,328 1,494 1,512 1,743 1,992 2,241 2,268 2,324 2,988 3,024 3,486 3,984 4,482 4,536 4,648 5,229 5,976 6,723 6,972 8,964 9,072 9,296 10,458 11,952 13,446 13,944 15,687 17,928 20,916 26,892 27,888 31,374 35,856 41,832 47,061 53,784 62,748 83,664 94,122 107,568 125,496 188,244 250,992 376,488 and 752,976, with no remainder.

Since 752,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 752,976, 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).