Q: Is 753,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 753,768 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 753,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 29 36 38 57 58 72 76 87 114 116 152 171 174 228 232 261 342 348 361 456 522 551 684 696 722 1,044 1,083 1,102 1,368 1,444 1,653 2,088 2,166 2,204 2,888 3,249 3,306 4,332 4,408 4,959 6,498 6,612 8,664 9,918 10,469 12,996 13,224 19,836 20,938 25,992 31,407 39,672 41,876 62,814 83,752 94,221 125,628 188,442 251,256 376,884 and 753,768, with no remainder.

Since 753,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 753,768, 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).