Q: Is 716,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 716,720 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 716,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 31 34 40 62 68 80 85 124 136 155 170 248 272 289 310 340 496 527 578 620 680 1,054 1,156 1,240 1,360 1,445 2,108 2,312 2,480 2,635 2,890 4,216 4,624 5,270 5,780 8,432 8,959 10,540 11,560 17,918 21,080 23,120 35,836 42,160 44,795 71,672 89,590 143,344 179,180 358,360 and 716,720, with no remainder.

Since 716,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 716,720, 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).