Q: Is 767,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 767,040 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 767,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 47 48 51 60 64 68 80 85 94 96 102 120 136 141 160 170 188 192 204 235 240 255 272 282 320 340 376 408 470 480 510 544 564 680 705 752 799 816 940 960 1,020 1,088 1,128 1,360 1,410 1,504 1,598 1,632 1,880 2,040 2,256 2,397 2,720 2,820 3,008 3,196 3,264 3,760 3,995 4,080 4,512 4,794 5,440 5,640 6,392 7,520 7,990 8,160 9,024 9,588 11,280 11,985 12,784 15,040 15,980 16,320 19,176 22,560 23,970 25,568 31,960 38,352 45,120 47,940 51,136 63,920 76,704 95,880 127,840 153,408 191,760 255,680 383,520 and 767,040, with no remainder.

Since 767,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 767,040, 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).