Q: Is 703,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 703,584 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 703,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 349 504 672 698 1,008 1,047 1,396 2,016 2,094 2,443 2,792 3,141 4,188 4,886 5,584 6,282 7,329 8,376 9,772 11,168 12,564 14,658 16,752 19,544 21,987 25,128 29,316 33,504 39,088 43,974 50,256 58,632 78,176 87,948 100,512 117,264 175,896 234,528 351,792 and 703,584, with no remainder.

Since 703,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 703,584, 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).