Q: Is 785,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 785,232 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 785,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 24 28 36 38 41 42 48 56 57 63 72 76 82 84 112 114 123 126 133 144 152 164 168 171 228 246 252 266 287 304 328 336 342 369 399 456 492 504 532 574 656 684 738 779 798 861 912 984 1,008 1,064 1,148 1,197 1,368 1,476 1,558 1,596 1,722 1,968 2,128 2,296 2,337 2,394 2,583 2,736 2,952 3,116 3,192 3,444 4,592 4,674 4,788 5,166 5,453 5,904 6,232 6,384 6,888 7,011 9,348 9,576 10,332 10,906 12,464 13,776 14,022 16,359 18,696 19,152 20,664 21,812 28,044 32,718 37,392 41,328 43,624 49,077 56,088 65,436 87,248 98,154 112,176 130,872 196,308 261,744 392,616 and 785,232, with no remainder.

Since 785,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 785,232, 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).