Q: Is 757,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 757,500 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 757,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 101 125 150 202 250 300 303 375 404 500 505 606 625 750 1,010 1,212 1,250 1,500 1,515 1,875 2,020 2,500 2,525 3,030 3,750 5,050 6,060 7,500 7,575 10,100 12,625 15,150 25,250 30,300 37,875 50,500 63,125 75,750 126,250 151,500 189,375 252,500 378,750 and 757,500, with no remainder.

Since 757,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 757,500, 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).