Q: Is 765,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 765,204 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 765,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 31 33 34 44 51 62 66 68 93 102 121 124 132 186 187 204 242 341 363 372 374 484 527 561 682 726 748 1,023 1,054 1,122 1,364 1,452 1,581 2,046 2,057 2,108 2,244 3,162 3,751 4,092 4,114 5,797 6,171 6,324 7,502 8,228 11,253 11,594 12,342 15,004 17,391 22,506 23,188 24,684 34,782 45,012 63,767 69,564 127,534 191,301 255,068 382,602 and 765,204, with no remainder.

Since 765,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 765,204, 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).