Q: Is 801,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 801,792 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 801,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 29 32 36 48 54 58 64 72 87 96 108 116 128 144 174 192 216 232 256 261 288 348 384 432 464 512 522 576 696 768 783 864 928 1,024 1,044 1,152 1,392 1,536 1,566 1,728 1,856 2,088 2,304 2,784 3,072 3,132 3,456 3,712 4,176 4,608 5,568 6,264 6,912 7,424 8,352 9,216 11,136 12,528 13,824 14,848 16,704 22,272 25,056 27,648 29,696 33,408 44,544 50,112 66,816 89,088 100,224 133,632 200,448 267,264 400,896 and 801,792, with no remainder.

Since 801,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 801,792, 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).