Q: Is 760,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 760,500 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 760,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 30 36 39 45 50 52 60 65 75 78 90 100 117 125 130 150 156 169 180 195 225 234 250 260 300 325 338 375 390 450 468 500 507 585 650 676 750 780 845 900 975 1,014 1,125 1,170 1,300 1,500 1,521 1,625 1,690 1,950 2,028 2,250 2,340 2,535 2,925 3,042 3,250 3,380 3,900 4,225 4,500 4,875 5,070 5,850 6,084 6,500 7,605 8,450 9,750 10,140 11,700 12,675 14,625 15,210 16,900 19,500 21,125 25,350 29,250 30,420 38,025 42,250 50,700 58,500 63,375 76,050 84,500 126,750 152,100 190,125 253,500 380,250 and 760,500, with no remainder.

Since 760,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,500, 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).