Q: Is 702,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 702,744 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 702,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 89 94 141 168 178 188 267 282 329 356 376 534 564 623 658 712 987 1,068 1,128 1,246 1,316 1,869 1,974 2,136 2,492 2,632 3,738 3,948 4,183 4,984 7,476 7,896 8,366 12,549 14,952 16,732 25,098 29,281 33,464 50,196 58,562 87,843 100,392 117,124 175,686 234,248 351,372 and 702,744, with no remainder.

Since 702,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 702,744, 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).