Q: Is 766,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 766,480 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 766,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 26 40 44 52 55 65 67 80 88 104 110 130 134 143 176 208 220 260 268 286 335 440 520 536 572 670 715 737 871 880 1,040 1,072 1,144 1,340 1,430 1,474 1,742 2,288 2,680 2,860 2,948 3,484 3,685 4,355 5,360 5,720 5,896 6,968 7,370 8,710 9,581 11,440 11,792 13,936 14,740 17,420 19,162 29,480 34,840 38,324 47,905 58,960 69,680 76,648 95,810 153,296 191,620 383,240 and 766,480, with no remainder.

Since 766,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 766,480, 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).