Q: Is 782,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 782,800 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 782,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 103 152 190 200 206 304 380 400 412 475 515 760 824 950 1,030 1,520 1,648 1,900 1,957 2,060 2,575 3,800 3,914 4,120 5,150 7,600 7,828 8,240 9,785 10,300 15,656 19,570 20,600 31,312 39,140 41,200 48,925 78,280 97,850 156,560 195,700 391,400 and 782,800, with no remainder.

Since 782,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 782,800, 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).