Q: Is 76,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 76,440 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 76,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 49 52 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 98 104 105 120 130 140 147 156 168 182 195 196 210 245 260 273 280 294 312 364 390 392 420 455 490 520 546 588 637 728 735 780 840 910 980 1,092 1,176 1,274 1,365 1,470 1,560 1,820 1,911 1,960 2,184 2,548 2,730 2,940 3,185 3,640 3,822 5,096 5,460 5,880 6,370 7,644 9,555 10,920 12,740 15,288 19,110 25,480 38,220 and 76,440, with no remainder.

Since 76,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,440, 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).