Q: Is 708,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 708,048 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 708,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 99 108 132 144 149 176 198 216 264 297 298 396 432 447 528 594 596 792 894 1,188 1,192 1,341 1,584 1,639 1,788 2,376 2,384 2,682 3,278 3,576 4,023 4,752 4,917 5,364 6,556 7,152 8,046 9,834 10,728 13,112 14,751 16,092 19,668 21,456 26,224 29,502 32,184 39,336 44,253 59,004 64,368 78,672 88,506 118,008 177,012 236,016 354,024 and 708,048, with no remainder.

Since 708,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 708,048, 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).