Q: Is 764,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 764,208 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 764,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 29 36 48 54 58 61 72 87 108 116 122 144 174 183 216 232 244 261 348 366 432 464 488 522 549 696 732 783 976 1,044 1,098 1,392 1,464 1,566 1,647 1,769 2,088 2,196 2,928 3,132 3,294 3,538 4,176 4,392 5,307 6,264 6,588 7,076 8,784 10,614 12,528 13,176 14,152 15,921 21,228 26,352 28,304 31,842 42,456 47,763 63,684 84,912 95,526 127,368 191,052 254,736 382,104 and 764,208, with no remainder.

Since 764,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 764,208, 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).