Q: Is 754,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 754,560 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 754,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 131 144 160 180 192 240 262 288 320 360 384 393 480 524 576 640 655 720 786 960 1,048 1,152 1,179 1,310 1,440 1,572 1,920 1,965 2,096 2,358 2,620 2,880 3,144 3,930 4,192 4,716 5,240 5,760 5,895 6,288 7,860 8,384 9,432 10,480 11,790 12,576 15,720 16,768 18,864 20,960 23,580 25,152 31,440 37,728 41,920 47,160 50,304 62,880 75,456 83,840 94,320 125,760 150,912 188,640 251,520 377,280 and 754,560, with no remainder.

Since 754,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 754,560, 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).