Q: Is 760,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 760,960 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 760,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 41 58 64 80 82 116 128 145 160 164 205 232 290 320 328 410 464 580 640 656 820 928 1,160 1,189 1,312 1,640 1,856 2,320 2,378 2,624 3,280 3,712 4,640 4,756 5,248 5,945 6,560 9,280 9,512 11,890 13,120 18,560 19,024 23,780 26,240 38,048 47,560 76,096 95,120 152,192 190,240 380,480 and 760,960, with no remainder.

Since 760,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 760,960, 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).