Q: Is 796,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 796,416 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 796,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 61 64 68 96 102 122 128 136 183 192 204 244 256 272 366 384 408 488 544 732 768 816 976 1,037 1,088 1,464 1,632 1,952 2,074 2,176 2,928 3,111 3,264 3,904 4,148 4,352 5,856 6,222 6,528 7,808 8,296 11,712 12,444 13,056 15,616 16,592 23,424 24,888 33,184 46,848 49,776 66,368 99,552 132,736 199,104 265,472 398,208 and 796,416, with no remainder.

Since 796,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 796,416, 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).