Q: Is 792,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 792,400 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 792,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 283 350 400 560 566 700 1,132 1,400 1,415 1,981 2,264 2,800 2,830 3,962 4,528 5,660 7,075 7,924 9,905 11,320 14,150 15,848 19,810 22,640 28,300 31,696 39,620 49,525 56,600 79,240 99,050 113,200 158,480 198,100 396,200 and 792,400, with no remainder.

Since 792,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 792,400, 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).