Q: Is 768,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 768,240 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 768,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 97 99 110 120 132 144 165 176 180 194 198 220 240 264 291 330 360 388 396 440 485 495 528 582 660 720 776 792 873 880 970 990 1,067 1,164 1,320 1,455 1,552 1,584 1,746 1,940 1,980 2,134 2,328 2,640 2,910 3,201 3,492 3,880 3,960 4,268 4,365 4,656 5,335 5,820 6,402 6,984 7,760 7,920 8,536 8,730 9,603 10,670 11,640 12,804 13,968 16,005 17,072 17,460 19,206 21,340 23,280 25,608 32,010 34,920 38,412 42,680 48,015 51,216 64,020 69,840 76,824 85,360 96,030 128,040 153,648 192,060 256,080 384,120 and 768,240, with no remainder.

Since 768,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 768,240, 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).