Q: Is 764,064 a Composite Number?

Why is 764,064 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 764,064 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 379 504 672 758 1,008 1,137 1,516 2,016 2,274 2,653 3,032 3,411 4,548 5,306 6,064 6,822 7,959 9,096 10,612 12,128 13,644 15,918 18,192 21,224 23,877 27,288 31,836 36,384 42,448 47,754 54,576 63,672 84,896 95,508 109,152 127,344 191,016 254,688 382,032 and 764,064, with no remainder.

Since 764,064 cannot be divided by just 1 and 764,064, 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).