Q: Is 757,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 757,200 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 757,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 631 1,200 1,262 1,893 2,524 3,155 3,786 5,048 6,310 7,572 9,465 10,096 12,620 15,144 15,775 18,930 25,240 30,288 31,550 37,860 47,325 50,480 63,100 75,720 94,650 126,200 151,440 189,300 252,400 378,600 and 757,200, with no remainder.

Since 757,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 757,200, 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).