Q: Is 792,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 792,360 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 792,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 60 62 71 72 90 93 120 124 142 155 180 186 213 248 279 284 310 355 360 372 426 465 558 568 620 639 710 744 852 930 1,065 1,116 1,240 1,278 1,395 1,420 1,704 1,860 2,130 2,201 2,232 2,556 2,790 2,840 3,195 3,720 4,260 4,402 5,112 5,580 6,390 6,603 8,520 8,804 11,005 11,160 12,780 13,206 17,608 19,809 22,010 25,560 26,412 33,015 39,618 44,020 52,824 66,030 79,236 88,040 99,045 132,060 158,472 198,090 264,120 396,180 and 792,360, with no remainder.

Since 792,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 792,360, 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).