Q: Is 792,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 792,792 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 792,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 24 26 28 33 36 39 42 44 52 56 63 66 72 77 78 84 88 91 99 104 117 121 126 132 143 154 156 168 182 198 231 234 242 252 264 273 286 308 312 363 364 396 429 462 468 484 504 546 572 616 693 726 728 792 819 847 858 924 936 968 1,001 1,089 1,092 1,144 1,287 1,386 1,452 1,573 1,638 1,694 1,716 1,848 2,002 2,178 2,184 2,541 2,574 2,772 2,904 3,003 3,146 3,276 3,388 3,432 4,004 4,356 4,719 5,082 5,148 5,544 6,006 6,292 6,552 6,776 7,623 8,008 8,712 9,009 9,438 10,164 10,296 11,011 12,012 12,584 14,157 15,246 18,018 18,876 20,328 22,022 24,024 28,314 30,492 33,033 36,036 37,752 44,044 56,628 60,984 66,066 72,072 88,088 99,099 113,256 132,132 198,198 264,264 396,396 and 792,792, with no remainder.

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