Q: Is 756,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 756,240 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 756,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 137 138 184 230 240 274 276 345 368 411 460 548 552 685 690 822 920 1,096 1,104 1,370 1,380 1,644 1,840 2,055 2,192 2,740 2,760 3,151 3,288 4,110 5,480 5,520 6,302 6,576 8,220 9,453 10,960 12,604 15,755 16,440 18,906 25,208 31,510 32,880 37,812 47,265 50,416 63,020 75,624 94,530 126,040 151,248 189,060 252,080 378,120 and 756,240, with no remainder.

Since 756,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 756,240, 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).