Q: Is 794,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 794,430 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 794,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 18 21 26 30 35 39 42 45 63 65 70 78 90 91 97 105 117 126 130 182 194 195 210 234 273 291 315 390 455 485 546 582 585 630 679 819 873 910 970 1,170 1,261 1,358 1,365 1,455 1,638 1,746 2,037 2,522 2,730 2,910 3,395 3,783 4,074 4,095 4,365 6,111 6,305 6,790 7,566 8,190 8,730 8,827 10,185 11,349 12,222 12,610 17,654 18,915 20,370 22,698 26,481 30,555 37,830 44,135 52,962 56,745 61,110 79,443 88,270 113,490 132,405 158,886 264,810 397,215 and 794,430, with no remainder.

Since 794,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 794,430, 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).