Q: Is 755,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 755,136 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 755,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 23 24 27 32 36 38 46 48 54 57 64 69 72 76 92 96 108 114 138 144 152 171 184 192 207 216 228 276 288 304 342 368 414 432 437 456 513 552 576 608 621 684 736 828 864 874 912 1,026 1,104 1,216 1,242 1,311 1,368 1,472 1,656 1,728 1,748 1,824 2,052 2,208 2,484 2,622 2,736 3,312 3,496 3,648 3,933 4,104 4,416 4,968 5,244 5,472 6,624 6,992 7,866 8,208 9,936 10,488 10,944 11,799 13,248 13,984 15,732 16,416 19,872 20,976 23,598 27,968 31,464 32,832 39,744 41,952 47,196 62,928 83,904 94,392 125,856 188,784 251,712 377,568 and 755,136, with no remainder.

Since 755,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 755,136, 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).