Q: Is 805,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 805,272 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 805,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 89 104 116 156 174 178 232 267 312 348 356 377 534 696 712 754 1,068 1,131 1,157 1,508 2,136 2,262 2,314 2,581 3,016 3,471 4,524 4,628 5,162 6,942 7,743 9,048 9,256 10,324 13,884 15,486 20,648 27,768 30,972 33,553 61,944 67,106 100,659 134,212 201,318 268,424 402,636 and 805,272, with no remainder.

Since 805,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 805,272, 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).