Q: Is 774,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 774,144 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 774,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 108 112 126 128 144 168 189 192 216 224 252 256 288 336 378 384 432 448 504 512 576 672 756 768 864 896 1,008 1,024 1,152 1,344 1,512 1,536 1,728 1,792 2,016 2,048 2,304 2,688 3,024 3,072 3,456 3,584 4,032 4,096 4,608 5,376 6,048 6,144 6,912 7,168 8,064 9,216 10,752 12,096 12,288 13,824 14,336 16,128 18,432 21,504 24,192 27,648 28,672 32,256 36,864 43,008 48,384 55,296 64,512 86,016 96,768 110,592 129,024 193,536 258,048 387,072 and 774,144, with no remainder.

Since 774,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 774,144, 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).