Q: Is 757,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 757,344 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 757,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 32 42 46 48 49 56 69 84 92 96 98 112 138 147 161 168 184 196 224 276 294 322 336 343 368 392 483 552 588 644 672 686 736 784 966 1,029 1,104 1,127 1,176 1,288 1,372 1,568 1,932 2,058 2,208 2,254 2,352 2,576 2,744 3,381 3,864 4,116 4,508 4,704 5,152 5,488 6,762 7,728 7,889 8,232 9,016 10,976 13,524 15,456 15,778 16,464 18,032 23,667 27,048 31,556 32,928 36,064 47,334 54,096 63,112 94,668 108,192 126,224 189,336 252,448 378,672 and 757,344, with no remainder.

Since 757,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 757,344, 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).