Q: Is 753,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 753,840 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 753,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 349 360 432 540 698 720 1,047 1,080 1,396 1,745 2,094 2,160 2,792 3,141 3,490 4,188 5,235 5,584 6,282 6,980 8,376 9,423 10,470 12,564 13,960 15,705 16,752 18,846 20,940 25,128 27,920 31,410 37,692 41,880 47,115 50,256 62,820 75,384 83,760 94,230 125,640 150,768 188,460 251,280 376,920 and 753,840, with no remainder.

Since 753,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 753,840, 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).