Q: Is 777,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 777,000 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 777,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 37 40 42 50 56 60 70 74 75 84 100 105 111 120 125 140 148 150 168 175 185 200 210 222 250 259 280 296 300 350 370 375 420 444 500 518 525 555 600 700 740 750 777 840 875 888 925 1,000 1,036 1,050 1,110 1,295 1,400 1,480 1,500 1,554 1,750 1,850 2,072 2,100 2,220 2,590 2,625 2,775 3,000 3,108 3,500 3,700 3,885 4,200 4,440 4,625 5,180 5,250 5,550 6,216 6,475 7,000 7,400 7,770 9,250 10,360 10,500 11,100 12,950 13,875 15,540 18,500 19,425 21,000 22,200 25,900 27,750 31,080 32,375 37,000 38,850 51,800 55,500 64,750 77,700 97,125 111,000 129,500 155,400 194,250 259,000 388,500 and 777,000, with no remainder.

Since 777,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 777,000, 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).