Q: Is 797,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 797,760 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 797,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 277 288 320 360 480 554 576 720 831 960 1,108 1,385 1,440 1,662 2,216 2,493 2,770 2,880 3,324 4,155 4,432 4,986 5,540 6,648 8,310 8,864 9,972 11,080 12,465 13,296 16,620 17,728 19,944 22,160 24,930 26,592 33,240 39,888 44,320 49,860 53,184 66,480 79,776 88,640 99,720 132,960 159,552 199,440 265,920 398,880 and 797,760, with no remainder.

Since 797,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,760, 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).