Q: Is 757,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 757,900 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 757,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 53 55 65 100 106 110 130 143 212 220 260 265 275 286 325 530 550 572 583 650 689 715 1,060 1,100 1,166 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,430 2,332 2,650 2,756 2,860 2,915 3,445 3,575 5,300 5,830 6,890 7,150 7,579 11,660 13,780 14,300 14,575 15,158 17,225 29,150 30,316 34,450 37,895 58,300 68,900 75,790 151,580 189,475 378,950 and 757,900, with no remainder.

Since 757,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 757,900, 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).