Q: Is 790,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 790,320 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 790,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 89 111 120 148 178 185 222 240 267 296 356 370 444 445 534 555 592 712 740 888 890 1,068 1,110 1,335 1,424 1,480 1,776 1,780 2,136 2,220 2,670 2,960 3,293 3,560 4,272 4,440 5,340 6,586 7,120 8,880 9,879 10,680 13,172 16,465 19,758 21,360 26,344 32,930 39,516 49,395 52,688 65,860 79,032 98,790 131,720 158,064 197,580 263,440 395,160 and 790,320, with no remainder.

Since 790,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 790,320, 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).