Q: Is 704,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 704,520 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 704,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 103 114 120 152 171 180 190 206 228 285 309 342 360 380 412 456 515 570 618 684 760 824 855 927 1,030 1,140 1,236 1,368 1,545 1,710 1,854 1,957 2,060 2,280 2,472 3,090 3,420 3,708 3,914 4,120 4,635 5,871 6,180 6,840 7,416 7,828 9,270 9,785 11,742 12,360 15,656 17,613 18,540 19,570 23,484 29,355 35,226 37,080 39,140 46,968 58,710 70,452 78,280 88,065 117,420 140,904 176,130 234,840 352,260 and 704,520, with no remainder.

Since 704,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,520, 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).