Q: Is 755,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 755,480 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 755,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 34 40 44 55 68 85 88 101 110 136 170 187 202 220 340 374 404 440 505 680 748 808 935 1,010 1,111 1,496 1,717 1,870 2,020 2,222 3,434 3,740 4,040 4,444 5,555 6,868 7,480 8,585 8,888 11,110 13,736 17,170 18,887 22,220 34,340 37,774 44,440 68,680 75,548 94,435 151,096 188,870 377,740 and 755,480, with no remainder.

Since 755,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 755,480, 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).