Q: Is 766,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 766,260 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 766,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 43 44 45 54 55 60 66 81 86 90 99 108 110 129 132 135 162 165 172 180 198 215 220 258 270 297 324 330 387 396 405 430 473 495 516 540 594 645 660 774 810 860 891 946 990 1,161 1,188 1,290 1,419 1,485 1,548 1,620 1,782 1,892 1,935 1,980 2,322 2,365 2,580 2,838 2,970 3,483 3,564 3,870 4,257 4,455 4,644 4,730 5,676 5,805 5,940 6,966 7,095 7,740 8,514 8,910 9,460 11,610 12,771 13,932 14,190 17,028 17,415 17,820 21,285 23,220 25,542 28,380 34,830 38,313 42,570 51,084 63,855 69,660 76,626 85,140 127,710 153,252 191,565 255,420 383,130 and 766,260, with no remainder.

Since 766,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 766,260, 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).