Q: Is 795,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 795,200 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 795,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 71 80 100 112 140 142 160 175 200 224 280 284 320 350 355 400 448 497 560 568 700 710 800 994 1,120 1,136 1,400 1,420 1,600 1,775 1,988 2,240 2,272 2,485 2,800 2,840 3,550 3,976 4,544 4,970 5,600 5,680 7,100 7,952 9,940 11,200 11,360 12,425 14,200 15,904 19,880 22,720 24,850 28,400 31,808 39,760 49,700 56,800 79,520 99,400 113,600 159,040 198,800 397,600 and 795,200, with no remainder.

Since 795,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 795,200, 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).