Q: Is 763,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 763,800 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 763,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 50 57 60 67 75 76 95 100 114 120 134 150 152 190 200 201 228 268 285 300 335 380 402 456 475 536 570 600 670 760 804 950 1,005 1,140 1,273 1,340 1,425 1,608 1,675 1,900 2,010 2,280 2,546 2,680 2,850 3,350 3,800 3,819 4,020 5,025 5,092 5,700 6,365 6,700 7,638 8,040 10,050 10,184 11,400 12,730 13,400 15,276 19,095 20,100 25,460 30,552 31,825 38,190 40,200 50,920 63,650 76,380 95,475 127,300 152,760 190,950 254,600 381,900 and 763,800, with no remainder.

Since 763,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 763,800, 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).