Q: Is 761,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 761,904 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 761,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 33 36 37 39 44 48 52 66 72 74 78 88 99 104 111 117 132 143 144 148 156 176 198 208 222 234 264 286 296 312 333 396 407 429 444 468 481 528 572 592 624 666 792 814 858 888 936 962 1,144 1,221 1,287 1,332 1,443 1,584 1,628 1,716 1,776 1,872 1,924 2,288 2,442 2,574 2,664 2,886 3,256 3,432 3,663 3,848 4,329 4,884 5,148 5,291 5,328 5,772 6,512 6,864 7,326 7,696 8,658 9,768 10,296 10,582 11,544 14,652 15,873 17,316 19,536 20,592 21,164 23,088 29,304 31,746 34,632 42,328 47,619 58,608 63,492 69,264 84,656 95,238 126,984 190,476 253,968 380,952 and 761,904, with no remainder.

Since 761,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 761,904, 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).