Q: Is 512,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 512,736 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 512,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 109 112 147 168 196 218 224 294 327 336 392 436 588 654 672 763 784 872 1,176 1,308 1,526 1,568 1,744 2,289 2,352 2,616 3,052 3,488 4,578 4,704 5,232 5,341 6,104 9,156 10,464 10,682 12,208 16,023 18,312 21,364 24,416 32,046 36,624 42,728 64,092 73,248 85,456 128,184 170,912 256,368 and 512,736, with no remainder.

Since 512,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,736, 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).