Q: Is 799,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 799,008 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 799,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 32 41 42 48 56 58 82 84 87 96 112 116 123 164 168 174 203 224 232 246 287 328 336 348 406 464 492 574 609 656 672 696 812 861 928 984 1,148 1,189 1,218 1,312 1,392 1,624 1,722 1,968 2,296 2,378 2,436 2,784 3,248 3,444 3,567 3,936 4,592 4,756 4,872 6,496 6,888 7,134 8,323 9,184 9,512 9,744 13,776 14,268 16,646 19,024 19,488 24,969 27,552 28,536 33,292 38,048 49,938 57,072 66,584 99,876 114,144 133,168 199,752 266,336 399,504 and 799,008, with no remainder.

Since 799,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,008, 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).