Q: Is 767,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 767,808 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 767,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 43 48 62 64 72 86 93 96 124 129 144 172 186 192 248 258 279 288 344 372 387 496 516 558 576 688 744 774 992 1,032 1,116 1,333 1,376 1,488 1,548 1,984 2,064 2,232 2,666 2,752 2,976 3,096 3,999 4,128 4,464 5,332 5,952 6,192 7,998 8,256 8,928 10,664 11,997 12,384 15,996 17,856 21,328 23,994 24,768 31,992 42,656 47,988 63,984 85,312 95,976 127,968 191,952 255,936 383,904 and 767,808, with no remainder.

Since 767,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 767,808, 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).