Q: Is 784,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,056 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 784,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 359 364 546 718 728 1,077 1,092 1,436 2,154 2,184 2,513 2,872 4,308 4,667 5,026 7,539 8,616 9,334 10,052 14,001 15,078 18,668 20,104 28,002 30,156 32,669 37,336 56,004 60,312 65,338 98,007 112,008 130,676 196,014 261,352 392,028 and 784,056, with no remainder.

Since 784,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,056, 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).