Q: Is 761,124 a Composite Number?

Why is 761,124 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 761,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 17 21 26 28 34 39 41 42 51 52 68 78 82 84 91 102 119 123 156 164 182 204 221 238 246 273 287 357 364 442 476 492 533 546 574 663 697 714 861 884 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,326 1,394 1,428 1,547 1,599 1,722 2,091 2,132 2,652 2,788 3,094 3,198 3,444 3,731 4,182 4,641 4,879 6,188 6,396 7,462 8,364 9,061 9,282 9,758 11,193 14,637 14,924 18,122 18,564 19,516 22,386 27,183 29,274 36,244 44,772 54,366 58,548 63,427 108,732 126,854 190,281 253,708 380,562 and 761,124, with no remainder.

Since 761,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 761,124, 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).