Q: Is 769,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 769,440 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 769,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 229 240 280 336 420 458 480 560 672 687 840 916 1,120 1,145 1,374 1,603 1,680 1,832 2,290 2,748 3,206 3,360 3,435 3,664 4,580 4,809 5,496 6,412 6,870 7,328 8,015 9,160 9,618 10,992 12,824 13,740 16,030 18,320 19,236 21,984 24,045 25,648 27,480 32,060 36,640 38,472 48,090 51,296 54,960 64,120 76,944 96,180 109,920 128,240 153,888 192,360 256,480 384,720 and 769,440, with no remainder.

Since 769,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 769,440, 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).