Q: Is 7,769,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,769,340 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 7,769,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,530 2,539 3,060 5,078 7,617 10,156 12,695 15,234 22,851 25,390 30,468 38,085 43,163 45,702 50,780 76,170 86,326 91,404 114,255 129,489 152,340 172,652 215,815 228,510 258,978 388,467 431,630 457,020 517,956 647,445 776,934 863,260 1,294,890 1,553,868 1,942,335 2,589,780 3,884,670 and 7,769,340, with no remainder.

Since 7,769,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,769,340, 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).