Q: Is 759,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 759,924 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 759,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 33 36 38 44 57 66 76 99 101 114 132 171 198 202 209 228 303 342 396 404 418 606 627 684 836 909 1,111 1,212 1,254 1,818 1,881 1,919 2,222 2,508 3,333 3,636 3,762 3,838 4,444 5,757 6,666 7,524 7,676 9,999 11,514 13,332 17,271 19,998 21,109 23,028 34,542 39,996 42,218 63,327 69,084 84,436 126,654 189,981 253,308 379,962 and 759,924, with no remainder.

Since 759,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 759,924, 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).