Q: Is 76,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 76,230 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 76,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 30 33 35 42 45 55 63 66 70 77 90 99 105 110 121 126 154 165 198 210 231 242 315 330 363 385 462 495 605 630 693 726 770 847 990 1,089 1,155 1,210 1,386 1,694 1,815 2,178 2,310 2,541 3,465 3,630 4,235 5,082 5,445 6,930 7,623 8,470 10,890 12,705 15,246 25,410 38,115 and 76,230, with no remainder.

Since 76,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,230, 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).