Q: Is 797,202 a Composite Number?

Why is 797,202 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 797,202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 27 37 38 42 54 57 63 74 81 111 114 126 133 162 171 189 222 259 266 333 342 378 399 513 518 567 666 703 777 798 999 1,026 1,134 1,197 1,406 1,539 1,554 1,998 2,109 2,331 2,394 2,997 3,078 3,591 4,218 4,662 4,921 5,994 6,327 6,993 7,182 9,842 10,773 12,654 13,986 14,763 18,981 20,979 21,546 29,526 37,962 41,958 44,289 56,943 88,578 113,886 132,867 265,734 398,601 and 797,202, with no remainder.

Since 797,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,202, 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).