Q: Is 797,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 797,456 is a composite number.

Why is 797,456 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 797,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 23 44 46 88 92 176 184 197 253 368 394 506 788 1,012 1,576 2,024 2,167 3,152 4,048 4,334 4,531 8,668 9,062 17,336 18,124 34,672 36,248 49,841 72,496 99,682 199,364 398,728 and 797,456, with no remainder.

Since 797,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,456, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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