Q: Is 793,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 793,100 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 793,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 103 110 140 154 175 206 220 275 308 350 385 412 515 550 700 721 770 1,030 1,100 1,133 1,442 1,540 1,925 2,060 2,266 2,575 2,884 3,605 3,850 4,532 5,150 5,665 7,210 7,700 7,931 10,300 11,330 14,420 15,862 18,025 22,660 28,325 31,724 36,050 39,655 56,650 72,100 79,310 113,300 158,620 198,275 396,550 and 793,100, with no remainder.

Since 793,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 793,100, 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).