Q: Is 791,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 791,700 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 791,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 25 26 28 29 30 35 39 42 50 52 58 60 65 70 75 78 84 87 91 100 105 116 130 140 145 150 156 174 175 182 195 203 210 260 273 290 300 325 348 350 364 377 390 406 420 435 455 525 546 580 609 650 700 725 754 780 812 870 910 975 1,015 1,050 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,300 1,365 1,450 1,508 1,740 1,820 1,885 1,950 2,030 2,100 2,175 2,262 2,275 2,436 2,639 2,730 2,900 3,045 3,770 3,900 4,060 4,350 4,524 4,550 5,075 5,278 5,460 5,655 6,090 6,825 7,540 7,917 8,700 9,100 9,425 10,150 10,556 11,310 12,180 13,195 13,650 15,225 15,834 18,850 20,300 22,620 26,390 27,300 28,275 30,450 31,668 37,700 39,585 52,780 56,550 60,900 65,975 79,170 113,100 131,950 158,340 197,925 263,900 395,850 and 791,700, with no remainder.

Since 791,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 791,700, 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).