Q: Is 75,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 75,900 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 75,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 23 25 30 33 44 46 50 55 60 66 69 75 92 100 110 115 132 138 150 165 220 230 253 275 276 300 330 345 460 506 550 575 660 690 759 825 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,380 1,518 1,650 1,725 2,300 2,530 3,036 3,300 3,450 3,795 5,060 6,325 6,900 7,590 12,650 15,180 18,975 25,300 37,950 and 75,900, with no remainder.

Since 75,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,900, 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).