Q: Is 793,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 793,212 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 793,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 49 57 71 76 84 98 114 133 142 147 196 213 228 266 284 294 399 426 497 532 588 798 852 931 994 1,349 1,491 1,596 1,862 1,988 2,698 2,793 2,982 3,479 3,724 4,047 5,396 5,586 5,964 6,958 8,094 9,443 10,437 11,172 13,916 16,188 18,886 20,874 28,329 37,772 41,748 56,658 66,101 113,316 132,202 198,303 264,404 396,606 and 793,212, with no remainder.

Since 793,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 793,212, 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).