Q: Is 765,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 765,072 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 765,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 23 24 27 28 33 36 42 44 46 48 54 56 63 66 69 72 77 84 88 92 99 108 112 126 132 138 144 154 161 168 176 184 189 198 207 216 231 252 253 264 276 297 308 322 336 368 378 396 414 432 462 483 504 506 528 552 594 616 621 644 693 756 759 792 828 924 966 1,008 1,012 1,104 1,188 1,232 1,242 1,288 1,386 1,449 1,512 1,518 1,584 1,656 1,771 1,848 1,932 2,024 2,079 2,277 2,376 2,484 2,576 2,772 2,898 3,024 3,036 3,312 3,542 3,696 3,864 4,048 4,158 4,347 4,554 4,752 4,968 5,313 5,544 5,796 6,072 6,831 7,084 7,728 8,316 8,694 9,108 9,936 10,626 11,088 11,592 12,144 13,662 14,168 15,939 16,632 17,388 18,216 21,252 23,184 27,324 28,336 31,878 33,264 34,776 36,432 42,504 47,817 54,648 63,756 69,552 85,008 95,634 109,296 127,512 191,268 255,024 382,536 and 765,072, with no remainder.

Since 765,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 765,072, 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).