Q: Is 769,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 769,120 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 769,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 19 20 22 23 32 38 40 44 46 55 76 80 88 92 95 110 115 152 160 176 184 190 209 220 230 253 304 352 368 380 418 437 440 460 506 608 736 760 836 874 880 920 1,012 1,045 1,265 1,520 1,672 1,748 1,760 1,840 2,024 2,090 2,185 2,530 3,040 3,344 3,496 3,680 4,048 4,180 4,370 4,807 5,060 6,688 6,992 8,096 8,360 8,740 9,614 10,120 13,984 16,720 17,480 19,228 20,240 24,035 33,440 34,960 38,456 40,480 48,070 69,920 76,912 96,140 153,824 192,280 384,560 and 769,120, with no remainder.

Since 769,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 769,120, 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).