Q: Is 759,276 a Composite Number?

Why is 759,276 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 759,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 46 63 69 84 92 126 131 138 161 207 252 262 276 322 393 414 483 524 644 786 828 917 966 1,179 1,449 1,572 1,834 1,932 2,358 2,751 2,898 3,013 3,668 4,716 5,502 5,796 6,026 8,253 9,039 11,004 12,052 16,506 18,078 21,091 27,117 33,012 36,156 42,182 54,234 63,273 84,364 108,468 126,546 189,819 253,092 379,638 and 759,276, with no remainder.

Since 759,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 759,276, 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).