Q: Is 756,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 756,600 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 756,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 25 26 30 39 40 50 52 60 65 75 78 97 100 104 120 130 150 156 194 195 200 260 291 300 312 325 388 390 485 520 582 600 650 776 780 970 975 1,164 1,261 1,300 1,455 1,560 1,940 1,950 2,328 2,425 2,522 2,600 2,910 3,783 3,880 3,900 4,850 5,044 5,820 6,305 7,275 7,566 7,800 9,700 10,088 11,640 12,610 14,550 15,132 18,915 19,400 25,220 29,100 30,264 31,525 37,830 50,440 58,200 63,050 75,660 94,575 126,100 151,320 189,150 252,200 378,300 and 756,600, with no remainder.

Since 756,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 756,600, 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).