Q: Is 755,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 755,300 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 755,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 50 52 65 70 83 91 100 130 140 166 175 182 260 325 332 350 364 415 455 581 650 700 830 910 1,079 1,162 1,300 1,660 1,820 2,075 2,158 2,275 2,324 2,905 4,150 4,316 4,550 5,395 5,810 7,553 8,300 9,100 10,790 11,620 14,525 15,106 21,580 26,975 29,050 30,212 37,765 53,950 58,100 75,530 107,900 151,060 188,825 377,650 and 755,300, with no remainder.

Since 755,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 755,300, 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).