Q: Is 77,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,760 is a composite number.

Why is 77,760 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 77,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 81 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 162 180 192 216 240 243 270 288 320 324 360 405 432 480 486 540 576 648 720 810 864 960 972 1,080 1,215 1,296 1,440 1,620 1,728 1,944 2,160 2,430 2,592 2,880 3,240 3,888 4,320 4,860 5,184 6,480 7,776 8,640 9,720 12,960 15,552 19,440 25,920 38,880 and 77,760, with no remainder.

Since 77,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,760, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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