Q: Is 703,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 703,248 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 703,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 23 24 26 28 39 42 46 48 49 52 56 69 78 84 91 92 98 104 112 138 147 156 161 168 182 184 196 208 273 276 294 299 312 322 336 364 368 392 483 546 552 588 598 624 637 644 728 784 897 966 1,092 1,104 1,127 1,176 1,196 1,274 1,288 1,456 1,794 1,911 1,932 2,093 2,184 2,254 2,352 2,392 2,548 2,576 3,381 3,588 3,822 3,864 4,186 4,368 4,508 4,784 5,096 6,279 6,762 7,176 7,644 7,728 8,372 9,016 10,192 12,558 13,524 14,352 14,651 15,288 16,744 18,032 25,116 27,048 29,302 30,576 33,488 43,953 50,232 54,096 58,604 87,906 100,464 117,208 175,812 234,416 351,624 and 703,248, with no remainder.

Since 703,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 703,248, 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).