Q: Is 770,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 770,560 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 770,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 43 56 64 70 80 86 112 128 140 160 172 215 224 256 280 301 320 344 430 448 512 560 602 640 688 860 896 1,120 1,204 1,280 1,376 1,505 1,720 1,792 2,240 2,408 2,560 2,752 3,010 3,440 3,584 4,480 4,816 5,504 6,020 6,880 8,960 9,632 11,008 12,040 13,760 17,920 19,264 22,016 24,080 27,520 38,528 48,160 55,040 77,056 96,320 110,080 154,112 192,640 385,280 and 770,560, with no remainder.

Since 770,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 770,560, 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).