Q: Is 782,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 782,600 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 782,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 25 26 28 35 40 43 50 52 56 65 70 86 91 100 104 130 140 172 175 182 200 215 260 280 301 325 344 350 364 430 455 520 559 602 650 700 728 860 910 1,075 1,118 1,204 1,300 1,400 1,505 1,720 1,820 2,150 2,236 2,275 2,408 2,600 2,795 3,010 3,640 3,913 4,300 4,472 4,550 5,590 6,020 7,525 7,826 8,600 9,100 11,180 12,040 13,975 15,050 15,652 18,200 19,565 22,360 27,950 30,100 31,304 39,130 55,900 60,200 78,260 97,825 111,800 156,520 195,650 391,300 and 782,600, with no remainder.

Since 782,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 782,600, 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).