Q: Is 760,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 760,608 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 760,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 72 76 96 114 139 144 152 171 228 278 288 304 342 417 456 556 608 684 834 912 1,112 1,251 1,368 1,668 1,824 2,224 2,502 2,641 2,736 3,336 4,448 5,004 5,282 5,472 6,672 7,923 10,008 10,564 13,344 15,846 20,016 21,128 23,769 31,692 40,032 42,256 47,538 63,384 84,512 95,076 126,768 190,152 253,536 380,304 and 760,608, with no remainder.

Since 760,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,608, 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).