Q: Is 761,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 761,376 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 761,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 32 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 96 103 112 132 154 168 176 206 224 231 264 308 309 336 352 412 462 528 616 618 672 721 824 924 1,056 1,133 1,232 1,236 1,442 1,648 1,848 2,163 2,266 2,464 2,472 2,884 3,296 3,399 3,696 4,326 4,532 4,944 5,768 6,798 7,392 7,931 8,652 9,064 9,888 11,536 13,596 15,862 17,304 18,128 23,072 23,793 27,192 31,724 34,608 36,256 47,586 54,384 63,448 69,216 95,172 108,768 126,896 190,344 253,792 380,688 and 761,376, with no remainder.

Since 761,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 761,376, 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).