Q: Is 793,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 793,000 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 793,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 61 65 100 104 122 125 130 200 244 250 260 305 325 488 500 520 610 650 793 1,000 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 1,625 2,440 2,600 3,050 3,172 3,250 3,965 6,100 6,344 6,500 7,625 7,930 12,200 13,000 15,250 15,860 19,825 30,500 31,720 39,650 61,000 79,300 99,125 158,600 198,250 396,500 and 793,000, with no remainder.

Since 793,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 793,000, 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).