Q: Is 782,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 782,460 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 782,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 46 54 60 63 69 70 81 84 90 92 105 108 115 126 135 138 140 161 162 180 189 207 210 230 243 252 270 276 315 322 324 345 378 405 414 420 460 483 486 540 567 621 630 644 690 756 805 810 828 945 966 972 1,035 1,134 1,215 1,242 1,260 1,380 1,449 1,610 1,620 1,701 1,863 1,890 1,932 2,070 2,268 2,415 2,430 2,484 2,835 2,898 3,105 3,220 3,402 3,726 3,780 4,140 4,347 4,830 4,860 5,589 5,670 5,796 6,210 6,804 7,245 7,452 8,505 8,694 9,315 9,660 11,178 11,340 12,420 13,041 14,490 17,010 17,388 18,630 21,735 22,356 26,082 27,945 28,980 34,020 37,260 39,123 43,470 52,164 55,890 65,205 78,246 86,940 111,780 130,410 156,492 195,615 260,820 391,230 and 782,460, with no remainder.

Since 782,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 782,460, 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).