Q: Is 768,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 768,900 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 768,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 233 275 300 330 466 550 660 699 825 932 1,100 1,165 1,398 1,650 2,330 2,563 2,796 3,300 3,495 4,660 5,126 5,825 6,990 7,689 10,252 11,650 12,815 13,980 15,378 17,475 23,300 25,630 30,756 34,950 38,445 51,260 64,075 69,900 76,890 128,150 153,780 192,225 256,300 384,450 and 768,900, with no remainder.

Since 768,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 768,900, 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).