Q: Is 785,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 785,808 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 785,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 48 51 54 68 72 102 107 108 136 144 153 204 214 216 272 306 321 408 428 432 459 612 642 816 856 918 963 1,224 1,284 1,712 1,819 1,836 1,926 2,448 2,568 2,889 3,638 3,672 3,852 5,136 5,457 5,778 7,276 7,344 7,704 10,914 11,556 14,552 15,408 16,371 21,828 23,112 29,104 32,742 43,656 46,224 49,113 65,484 87,312 98,226 130,968 196,452 261,936 392,904 and 785,808, with no remainder.

Since 785,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 785,808, 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).