Q: Is 785,772 a Composite Number?

Why is 785,772 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 785,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 23 26 36 39 46 52 69 73 78 92 117 138 146 156 207 219 234 276 292 299 414 438 468 598 657 828 876 897 949 1,196 1,314 1,679 1,794 1,898 2,628 2,691 2,847 3,358 3,588 3,796 5,037 5,382 5,694 6,716 8,541 10,074 10,764 11,388 15,111 17,082 20,148 21,827 30,222 34,164 43,654 60,444 65,481 87,308 130,962 196,443 261,924 392,886 and 785,772, with no remainder.

Since 785,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 785,772, 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).