Q: Is 757,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 757,800 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 757,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 421 450 600 842 900 1,263 1,684 1,800 2,105 2,526 3,368 3,789 4,210 5,052 6,315 7,578 8,420 10,104 10,525 12,630 15,156 16,840 18,945 21,050 25,260 30,312 31,575 37,890 42,100 50,520 63,150 75,780 84,200 94,725 126,300 151,560 189,450 252,600 378,900 and 757,800, with no remainder.

Since 757,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 757,800, 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).