Q: Is 787,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 787,680 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 787,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 547 720 1,094 1,440 1,641 2,188 2,735 3,282 4,376 4,923 5,470 6,564 8,205 8,752 9,846 10,940 13,128 16,410 17,504 19,692 21,880 24,615 26,256 32,820 39,384 43,760 49,230 52,512 65,640 78,768 87,520 98,460 131,280 157,536 196,920 262,560 393,840 and 787,680, with no remainder.

Since 787,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 787,680, 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).