Q: Is 714,714 a Composite Number?

Why is 714,714 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 714,714 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 17 21 22 26 33 34 39 42 49 51 66 77 78 91 98 102 119 143 147 154 182 187 221 231 238 273 286 294 357 374 429 442 462 539 546 561 637 663 714 833 858 1,001 1,078 1,122 1,274 1,309 1,326 1,547 1,617 1,666 1,911 2,002 2,431 2,499 2,618 3,003 3,094 3,234 3,822 3,927 4,641 4,862 4,998 6,006 7,007 7,293 7,854 9,163 9,282 10,829 14,014 14,586 17,017 18,326 21,021 21,658 27,489 32,487 34,034 42,042 51,051 54,978 64,974 102,102 119,119 238,238 357,357 and 714,714, with no remainder.

Since 714,714 cannot be divided by just 1 and 714,714, 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).