Q: Is 774,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 774,000 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 774,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 43 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 86 90 100 120 125 129 144 150 172 180 200 215 225 240 250 258 300 344 360 375 387 400 430 450 500 516 600 645 688 720 750 774 860 900 1,000 1,032 1,075 1,125 1,200 1,290 1,500 1,548 1,720 1,800 1,935 2,000 2,064 2,150 2,250 2,580 3,000 3,096 3,225 3,440 3,600 3,870 4,300 4,500 5,160 5,375 6,000 6,192 6,450 7,740 8,600 9,000 9,675 10,320 10,750 12,900 15,480 16,125 17,200 18,000 19,350 21,500 25,800 30,960 32,250 38,700 43,000 48,375 51,600 64,500 77,400 86,000 96,750 129,000 154,800 193,500 258,000 387,000 and 774,000, with no remainder.

Since 774,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 774,000, 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).