Q: Is 758,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 758,280 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 758,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 71 89 120 142 178 213 267 284 355 356 426 445 534 568 710 712 852 890 1,065 1,068 1,335 1,420 1,704 1,780 2,130 2,136 2,670 2,840 3,560 4,260 5,340 6,319 8,520 10,680 12,638 18,957 25,276 31,595 37,914 50,552 63,190 75,828 94,785 126,380 151,656 189,570 252,760 379,140 and 758,280, with no remainder.

Since 758,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 758,280, 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).