Q: Is 775,698 a Composite Number?

Why is 775,698 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 775,698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 23 33 42 46 66 69 73 77 138 146 154 161 219 231 253 322 438 462 483 506 511 759 803 966 1,022 1,518 1,533 1,606 1,679 1,771 2,409 3,066 3,358 3,542 4,818 5,037 5,313 5,621 10,074 10,626 11,242 11,753 16,863 18,469 23,506 33,726 35,259 36,938 55,407 70,518 110,814 129,283 258,566 387,849 and 775,698, with no remainder.

Since 775,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 775,698, 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).