Q: Is 759,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 759,900 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 759,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 149 150 170 204 255 298 300 340 425 447 510 596 745 850 894 1,020 1,275 1,490 1,700 1,788 2,235 2,533 2,550 2,980 3,725 4,470 5,066 5,100 7,450 7,599 8,940 10,132 11,175 12,665 14,900 15,198 22,350 25,330 30,396 37,995 44,700 50,660 63,325 75,990 126,650 151,980 189,975 253,300 379,950 and 759,900, with no remainder.

Since 759,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 759,900, 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).