Q: Is 75,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 75,600 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 75,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 25 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 50 54 56 60 63 70 72 75 80 84 90 100 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 150 168 175 180 189 200 210 216 225 240 252 270 280 300 315 336 350 360 378 400 420 432 450 504 525 540 560 600 630 675 700 720 756 840 900 945 1,008 1,050 1,080 1,200 1,260 1,350 1,400 1,512 1,575 1,680 1,800 1,890 2,100 2,160 2,520 2,700 2,800 3,024 3,150 3,600 3,780 4,200 4,725 5,040 5,400 6,300 7,560 8,400 9,450 10,800 12,600 15,120 18,900 25,200 37,800 and 75,600, with no remainder.

Since 75,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,600, 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).