Q: Is 763,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 763,344 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 763,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 31 36 38 48 54 57 62 72 76 81 93 108 114 124 144 152 162 171 186 216 228 248 279 304 324 342 372 432 456 496 513 558 589 648 684 744 837 912 1,026 1,116 1,178 1,296 1,368 1,488 1,539 1,674 1,767 2,052 2,232 2,356 2,511 2,736 3,078 3,348 3,534 4,104 4,464 4,712 5,022 5,301 6,156 6,696 7,068 8,208 9,424 10,044 10,602 12,312 13,392 14,136 15,903 20,088 21,204 24,624 28,272 31,806 40,176 42,408 47,709 63,612 84,816 95,418 127,224 190,836 254,448 381,672 and 763,344, with no remainder.

Since 763,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 763,344, 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).