Q: Is 799,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 799,460 is a composite number.

Why is 799,460 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 799,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 355 563 710 1,126 1,420 2,252 2,815 5,630 11,260 39,973 79,946 159,892 199,865 399,730 and 799,460, with no remainder.

Since 799,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,460, 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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