Q: Is 797,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 797,874 is a composite number.

Why is 797,874 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 797,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 121 154 157 231 242 314 363 462 471 726 847 942 1,099 1,694 1,727 2,198 2,541 3,297 3,454 5,082 5,181 6,594 10,362 12,089 18,997 24,178 36,267 37,994 56,991 72,534 113,982 132,979 265,958 398,937 and 797,874, with no remainder.

Since 797,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,874, 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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