Q: Is 790,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 790,920 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 790,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 169 180 195 234 260 312 338 360 390 468 507 520 585 676 780 845 936 1,014 1,170 1,352 1,521 1,560 1,690 2,028 2,197 2,340 2,535 3,042 3,380 4,056 4,394 4,680 5,070 6,084 6,591 6,760 7,605 8,788 10,140 10,985 12,168 13,182 15,210 17,576 19,773 20,280 21,970 26,364 30,420 32,955 39,546 43,940 52,728 60,840 65,910 79,092 87,880 98,865 131,820 158,184 197,730 263,640 395,460 and 790,920, with no remainder.

Since 790,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 790,920, 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).