Q: Is 716,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 716,430 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 716,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 22 26 30 33 39 55 65 66 78 110 130 143 165 167 195 286 330 334 390 429 501 715 835 858 1,002 1,430 1,670 1,837 2,145 2,171 2,505 3,674 4,290 4,342 5,010 5,511 6,513 9,185 10,855 11,022 13,026 18,370 21,710 23,881 27,555 32,565 47,762 55,110 65,130 71,643 119,405 143,286 238,810 358,215 and 716,430, with no remainder.

Since 716,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 716,430, 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).