Q: Is 763,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 763,140 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 763,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 35 42 46 60 69 70 79 84 92 105 115 138 140 158 161 210 230 237 276 316 322 345 395 420 460 474 483 553 644 690 790 805 948 966 1,106 1,185 1,380 1,580 1,610 1,659 1,817 1,932 2,212 2,370 2,415 2,765 3,220 3,318 3,634 4,740 4,830 5,451 5,530 6,636 7,268 8,295 9,085 9,660 10,902 11,060 12,719 16,590 18,170 21,804 25,438 27,255 33,180 36,340 38,157 50,876 54,510 63,595 76,314 109,020 127,190 152,628 190,785 254,380 381,570 and 763,140, with no remainder.

Since 763,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 763,140, 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).