Q: Is 766,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 766,320 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 766,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 40 48 60 62 80 93 103 120 124 155 186 206 240 248 309 310 372 412 465 496 515 618 620 744 824 930 1,030 1,236 1,240 1,488 1,545 1,648 1,860 2,060 2,472 2,480 3,090 3,193 3,720 4,120 4,944 6,180 6,386 7,440 8,240 9,579 12,360 12,772 15,965 19,158 24,720 25,544 31,930 38,316 47,895 51,088 63,860 76,632 95,790 127,720 153,264 191,580 255,440 383,160 and 766,320, with no remainder.

Since 766,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 766,320, 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).