Q: Is 76,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 76,608 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 76,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 28 32 36 38 42 48 56 57 63 64 72 76 84 96 112 114 126 133 144 152 168 171 192 224 228 252 266 288 304 336 342 399 448 456 504 532 576 608 672 684 798 912 1,008 1,064 1,197 1,216 1,344 1,368 1,596 1,824 2,016 2,128 2,394 2,736 3,192 3,648 4,032 4,256 4,788 5,472 6,384 8,512 9,576 10,944 12,768 19,152 25,536 38,304 and 76,608, with no remainder.

Since 76,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,608, 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).