Q: Is 791,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 791,120 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 791,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 29 31 40 44 55 58 62 80 88 110 116 124 145 155 176 220 232 248 290 310 319 341 440 464 496 580 620 638 682 880 899 1,160 1,240 1,276 1,364 1,595 1,705 1,798 2,320 2,480 2,552 2,728 3,190 3,410 3,596 4,495 5,104 5,456 6,380 6,820 7,192 8,990 9,889 12,760 13,640 14,384 17,980 19,778 25,520 27,280 35,960 39,556 49,445 71,920 79,112 98,890 158,224 197,780 395,560 and 791,120, with no remainder.

Since 791,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 791,120, 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).