Q: Is 799,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 799,000 is a composite number.

Why is 799,000 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 799,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 47 50 68 85 94 100 125 136 170 188 200 235 250 340 376 425 470 500 680 799 850 940 1,000 1,175 1,598 1,700 1,880 2,125 2,350 3,196 3,400 3,995 4,250 4,700 5,875 6,392 7,990 8,500 9,400 11,750 15,980 17,000 19,975 23,500 31,960 39,950 47,000 79,900 99,875 159,800 199,750 399,500 and 799,000, with no remainder.

Since 799,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,000, 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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