Q: Is 786,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 786,720 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 786,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 32 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 96 110 120 132 149 160 165 176 220 240 264 298 330 352 440 447 480 528 596 660 745 880 894 1,056 1,192 1,320 1,490 1,639 1,760 1,788 2,235 2,384 2,640 2,980 3,278 3,576 4,470 4,768 4,917 5,280 5,960 6,556 7,152 8,195 8,940 9,834 11,920 13,112 14,304 16,390 17,880 19,668 23,840 24,585 26,224 32,780 35,760 39,336 49,170 52,448 65,560 71,520 78,672 98,340 131,120 157,344 196,680 262,240 393,360 and 786,720, with no remainder.

Since 786,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 786,720, 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).