Q: Is 786,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 786,828 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 786,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 19 21 28 29 34 38 42 51 57 58 68 76 84 87 102 114 116 119 133 174 203 204 228 238 266 323 348 357 399 406 476 493 532 551 609 646 714 798 812 969 986 1,102 1,218 1,292 1,428 1,479 1,596 1,653 1,938 1,972 2,204 2,261 2,436 2,958 3,306 3,451 3,857 3,876 4,522 5,916 6,612 6,783 6,902 7,714 9,044 9,367 10,353 11,571 13,566 13,804 15,428 18,734 20,706 23,142 27,132 28,101 37,468 41,412 46,284 56,202 65,569 112,404 131,138 196,707 262,276 393,414 and 786,828, with no remainder.

Since 786,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 786,828, 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).