Q: Is 782,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 782,000 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 782,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 23 25 34 40 46 50 68 80 85 92 100 115 125 136 170 184 200 230 250 272 340 368 391 400 425 460 500 575 680 782 850 920 1,000 1,150 1,360 1,564 1,700 1,840 1,955 2,000 2,125 2,300 2,875 3,128 3,400 3,910 4,250 4,600 5,750 6,256 6,800 7,820 8,500 9,200 9,775 11,500 15,640 17,000 19,550 23,000 31,280 34,000 39,100 46,000 48,875 78,200 97,750 156,400 195,500 391,000 and 782,000, with no remainder.

Since 782,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 782,000, 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).