Q: Is 762,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 762,960 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 762,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 20 22 24 30 33 34 40 44 48 51 55 60 66 68 80 85 88 102 110 120 132 136 165 170 176 187 204 220 240 255 264 272 289 330 340 374 408 440 510 528 561 578 660 680 748 816 867 880 935 1,020 1,122 1,156 1,320 1,360 1,445 1,496 1,734 1,870 2,040 2,244 2,312 2,640 2,805 2,890 2,992 3,179 3,468 3,740 4,080 4,335 4,488 4,624 5,610 5,780 6,358 6,936 7,480 8,670 8,976 9,537 11,220 11,560 12,716 13,872 14,960 15,895 17,340 19,074 22,440 23,120 25,432 31,790 34,680 38,148 44,880 47,685 50,864 63,580 69,360 76,296 95,370 127,160 152,592 190,740 254,320 381,480 and 762,960, with no remainder.

Since 762,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 762,960, 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).