Q: Is 704,718 a Composite Number?

Why is 704,718 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 704,718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 47 49 51 63 94 98 102 119 126 141 147 153 238 282 294 306 329 357 423 441 658 714 799 833 846 882 987 1,071 1,598 1,666 1,974 2,142 2,303 2,397 2,499 2,961 4,606 4,794 4,998 5,593 5,922 6,909 7,191 7,497 11,186 13,818 14,382 14,994 16,779 20,727 33,558 39,151 41,454 50,337 78,302 100,674 117,453 234,906 352,359 and 704,718, with no remainder.

Since 704,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,718, 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).