Q: Is 76,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 76,500 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 76,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 25 30 34 36 45 50 51 60 68 75 85 90 100 102 125 150 153 170 180 204 225 250 255 300 306 340 375 425 450 500 510 612 750 765 850 900 1,020 1,125 1,275 1,500 1,530 1,700 2,125 2,250 2,550 3,060 3,825 4,250 4,500 5,100 6,375 7,650 8,500 12,750 15,300 19,125 25,500 38,250 and 76,500, with no remainder.

Since 76,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,500, 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).