Q: Is 762,236,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 762,236,540 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 762,236,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 5,410 5,419 7,033 10,820 10,838 14,066 21,676 27,095 28,132 35,165 54,190 70,330 70,447 108,380 140,660 140,894 281,788 352,235 704,470 1,408,940 2,931,679 5,863,358 11,726,716 14,658,395 29,316,790 38,111,827 58,633,580 76,223,654 152,447,308 190,559,135 381,118,270 and 762,236,540, with no remainder.

Since 762,236,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 762,236,540, 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).