Q: Is 709,956 a Composite Number?

Why is 709,956 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 709,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 41 52 74 78 82 111 117 123 148 156 164 222 234 246 333 369 444 468 481 492 533 666 738 962 1,066 1,332 1,443 1,476 1,517 1,599 1,924 2,132 2,886 3,034 3,198 4,329 4,551 4,797 5,772 6,068 6,396 8,658 9,102 9,594 13,653 17,316 18,204 19,188 19,721 27,306 39,442 54,612 59,163 78,884 118,326 177,489 236,652 354,978 and 709,956, with no remainder.

Since 709,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 709,956, 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).