Q: Is 795,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 795,340 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 795,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 19 20 23 26 28 35 38 46 52 65 70 76 91 92 95 115 130 133 140 161 182 190 230 247 260 266 299 322 364 380 437 455 460 494 532 598 644 665 805 874 910 988 1,196 1,235 1,330 1,495 1,610 1,729 1,748 1,820 2,093 2,185 2,470 2,660 2,990 3,059 3,220 3,458 4,186 4,370 4,940 5,681 5,980 6,118 6,916 8,372 8,645 8,740 10,465 11,362 12,236 15,295 17,290 20,930 22,724 28,405 30,590 34,580 39,767 41,860 56,810 61,180 79,534 113,620 159,068 198,835 397,670 and 795,340, with no remainder.

Since 795,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 795,340, 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).