Q: Is 785,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 785,568 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 785,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 167 168 196 224 294 334 336 392 501 588 668 672 784 1,002 1,169 1,176 1,336 1,568 2,004 2,338 2,352 2,672 3,507 4,008 4,676 4,704 5,344 7,014 8,016 8,183 9,352 14,028 16,032 16,366 18,704 24,549 28,056 32,732 37,408 49,098 56,112 65,464 98,196 112,224 130,928 196,392 261,856 392,784 and 785,568, with no remainder.

Since 785,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 785,568, 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).