Q: Is 778,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 778,140 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 778,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 90 99 108 110 131 132 135 165 180 198 220 262 270 297 330 393 396 495 524 540 594 655 660 786 990 1,179 1,188 1,310 1,441 1,485 1,572 1,965 1,980 2,358 2,620 2,882 2,970 3,537 3,930 4,323 4,716 5,764 5,895 5,940 7,074 7,205 7,860 8,646 11,790 12,969 14,148 14,410 17,292 17,685 21,615 23,580 25,938 28,820 35,370 38,907 43,230 51,876 64,845 70,740 77,814 86,460 129,690 155,628 194,535 259,380 389,070 and 778,140, with no remainder.

Since 778,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 778,140, 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).