Q: Is 784,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,300 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 784,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 25 31 44 46 50 55 62 92 100 110 115 124 155 220 230 253 275 310 341 460 506 550 575 620 682 713 775 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,364 1,426 1,550 1,705 2,300 2,530 2,852 3,100 3,410 3,565 5,060 6,325 6,820 7,130 7,843 8,525 12,650 14,260 15,686 17,050 17,825 25,300 31,372 34,100 35,650 39,215 71,300 78,430 156,860 196,075 392,150 and 784,300, with no remainder.

Since 784,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,300, 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).