Q: Is 753,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 753,480 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 753,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 23 24 26 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 45 46 52 56 60 63 65 69 70 72 78 84 90 91 92 104 105 115 117 120 126 130 138 140 156 161 168 180 182 184 195 207 210 230 234 252 260 273 276 280 299 312 315 322 345 360 364 390 414 420 455 460 468 483 504 520 546 552 585 598 630 644 690 728 780 805 819 828 840 897 910 920 936 966 1,035 1,092 1,170 1,196 1,260 1,288 1,365 1,380 1,449 1,495 1,560 1,610 1,638 1,656 1,794 1,820 1,932 2,070 2,093 2,184 2,340 2,392 2,415 2,520 2,691 2,730 2,760 2,898 2,990 3,220 3,276 3,588 3,640 3,864 4,095 4,140 4,186 4,485 4,680 4,830 5,382 5,460 5,796 5,980 6,279 6,440 6,552 7,176 7,245 8,190 8,280 8,372 8,970 9,660 10,465 10,764 10,920 11,592 11,960 12,558 13,455 14,490 16,380 16,744 17,940 18,837 19,320 20,930 21,528 25,116 26,910 28,980 31,395 32,760 35,880 37,674 41,860 50,232 53,820 57,960 62,790 75,348 83,720 94,185 107,640 125,580 150,696 188,370 251,160 376,740 and 753,480, with no remainder.

Since 753,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 753,480, 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).