Q: Is 756,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 756,960 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 756,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 83 95 96 114 120 152 160 166 190 228 240 249 285 304 332 380 415 456 480 498 570 608 664 760 830 912 996 1,140 1,245 1,328 1,520 1,577 1,660 1,824 1,992 2,280 2,490 2,656 3,040 3,154 3,320 3,984 4,560 4,731 4,980 6,308 6,640 7,885 7,968 9,120 9,462 9,960 12,616 13,280 15,770 18,924 19,920 23,655 25,232 31,540 37,848 39,840 47,310 50,464 63,080 75,696 94,620 126,160 151,392 189,240 252,320 378,480 and 756,960, with no remainder.

Since 756,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 756,960, 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).