Q: Is 705,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 705,888 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 705,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 32 36 38 43 48 54 57 72 76 86 96 108 114 129 144 152 171 172 216 228 258 288 304 342 344 387 432 456 513 516 608 684 688 774 817 864 912 1,026 1,032 1,161 1,368 1,376 1,548 1,634 1,824 2,052 2,064 2,322 2,451 2,736 3,096 3,268 4,104 4,128 4,644 4,902 5,472 6,192 6,536 7,353 8,208 9,288 9,804 12,384 13,072 14,706 16,416 18,576 19,608 22,059 26,144 29,412 37,152 39,216 44,118 58,824 78,432 88,236 117,648 176,472 235,296 352,944 and 705,888, with no remainder.

Since 705,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 705,888, 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).