Q: Is 779,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 779,240 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 779,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 23 28 35 40 44 46 55 56 70 77 88 92 110 115 121 140 154 161 184 220 230 242 253 280 308 322 385 440 460 484 506 605 616 644 770 805 847 920 968 1,012 1,210 1,265 1,288 1,540 1,610 1,694 1,771 2,024 2,420 2,530 2,783 3,080 3,220 3,388 3,542 4,235 4,840 5,060 5,566 6,440 6,776 7,084 8,470 8,855 10,120 11,132 13,915 14,168 16,940 17,710 19,481 22,264 27,830 33,880 35,420 38,962 55,660 70,840 77,924 97,405 111,320 155,848 194,810 389,620 and 779,240, with no remainder.

Since 779,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 779,240, 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).