Q: Is 799,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 799,425 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 799,425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 17 19 25 33 45 51 55 57 75 85 95 99 153 165 171 187 209 225 255 275 285 323 425 475 495 561 627 765 825 855 935 969 1,045 1,275 1,425 1,615 1,683 1,881 2,475 2,805 2,907 3,135 3,553 3,825 4,275 4,675 4,845 5,225 8,075 8,415 9,405 10,659 14,025 14,535 15,675 17,765 24,225 31,977 42,075 47,025 53,295 72,675 88,825 159,885 266,475 and 799,425, with no remainder.

Since 799,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,425, 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).