Q: Is 786,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 786,480 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 786,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 80 87 113 116 120 145 174 226 232 240 290 339 348 435 452 464 565 580 678 696 870 904 1,130 1,160 1,356 1,392 1,695 1,740 1,808 2,260 2,320 2,712 3,277 3,390 3,480 4,520 5,424 6,554 6,780 6,960 9,040 9,831 13,108 13,560 16,385 19,662 26,216 27,120 32,770 39,324 49,155 52,432 65,540 78,648 98,310 131,080 157,296 196,620 262,160 393,240 and 786,480, with no remainder.

Since 786,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 786,480, 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).