Q: Is 755,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 755,568 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 755,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 53 54 66 72 81 88 99 106 108 132 144 159 162 176 198 212 216 264 297 318 324 396 424 432 477 528 583 594 636 648 792 848 891 954 1,166 1,188 1,272 1,296 1,431 1,584 1,749 1,782 1,908 2,332 2,376 2,544 2,862 3,498 3,564 3,816 4,293 4,664 4,752 5,247 5,724 6,996 7,128 7,632 8,586 9,328 10,494 11,448 13,992 14,256 15,741 17,172 20,988 22,896 27,984 31,482 34,344 41,976 47,223 62,964 68,688 83,952 94,446 125,928 188,892 251,856 377,784 and 755,568, with no remainder.

Since 755,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 755,568, 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).