Q: Is 764,478 a Composite Number?

Why is 764,478 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 764,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 27 33 39 54 66 78 81 99 117 121 143 162 198 234 242 243 286 297 351 363 429 486 594 702 726 858 891 1,053 1,089 1,287 1,573 1,782 2,106 2,178 2,574 2,673 3,146 3,159 3,267 3,861 4,719 5,346 6,318 6,534 7,722 9,438 9,801 11,583 14,157 19,602 23,166 28,314 29,403 34,749 42,471 58,806 69,498 84,942 127,413 254,826 382,239 and 764,478, with no remainder.

Since 764,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 764,478, 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).