Q: Is 795,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 795,000 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 795,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 53 60 75 100 106 120 125 150 159 200 212 250 265 300 318 375 424 500 530 600 625 636 750 795 1,000 1,060 1,250 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,875 2,120 2,500 2,650 3,000 3,180 3,750 3,975 5,000 5,300 6,360 6,625 7,500 7,950 10,600 13,250 15,000 15,900 19,875 26,500 31,800 33,125 39,750 53,000 66,250 79,500 99,375 132,500 159,000 198,750 265,000 397,500 and 795,000, with no remainder.

Since 795,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 795,000, 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).