Q: Is 775,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 775,260 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 775,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 59 60 73 90 118 146 177 180 219 236 292 295 354 365 438 531 590 657 708 730 876 885 1,062 1,095 1,180 1,314 1,460 1,770 2,124 2,190 2,628 2,655 3,285 3,540 4,307 4,380 5,310 6,570 8,614 10,620 12,921 13,140 17,228 21,535 25,842 38,763 43,070 51,684 64,605 77,526 86,140 129,210 155,052 193,815 258,420 387,630 and 775,260, with no remainder.

Since 775,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 775,260, 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).