Q: Is 763,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 763,280 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 763,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 29 35 40 47 56 58 70 80 94 112 116 140 145 188 203 232 235 280 290 329 376 406 464 470 560 580 658 752 812 940 1,015 1,160 1,316 1,363 1,624 1,645 1,880 2,030 2,320 2,632 2,726 3,248 3,290 3,760 4,060 5,264 5,452 6,580 6,815 8,120 9,541 10,904 13,160 13,630 16,240 19,082 21,808 26,320 27,260 38,164 47,705 54,520 76,328 95,410 109,040 152,656 190,820 381,640 and 763,280, with no remainder.

Since 763,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 763,280, 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).