Q: Is 753,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 753,168 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 753,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 34 39 48 51 52 68 71 78 102 104 136 142 156 204 208 213 221 272 284 312 408 426 442 568 624 663 816 852 884 923 1,136 1,207 1,326 1,704 1,768 1,846 2,414 2,652 2,769 3,408 3,536 3,621 3,692 4,828 5,304 5,538 7,242 7,384 9,656 10,608 11,076 14,484 14,768 15,691 19,312 22,152 28,968 31,382 44,304 47,073 57,936 62,764 94,146 125,528 188,292 251,056 376,584 and 753,168, with no remainder.

Since 753,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 753,168, 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).