Q: Is 793,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 793,584 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 793,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 144 167 176 198 216 264 297 334 396 432 501 528 594 668 792 1,002 1,188 1,336 1,503 1,584 1,837 2,004 2,376 2,672 3,006 3,674 4,008 4,509 4,752 5,511 6,012 7,348 8,016 9,018 11,022 12,024 14,696 16,533 18,036 22,044 24,048 29,392 33,066 36,072 44,088 49,599 66,132 72,144 88,176 99,198 132,264 198,396 264,528 396,792 and 793,584, with no remainder.

Since 793,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 793,584, 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).