Q: Is 716,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 716,856 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 716,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 251 357 408 476 502 714 753 952 1,004 1,428 1,506 1,757 2,008 2,856 3,012 3,514 4,267 5,271 6,024 7,028 8,534 10,542 12,801 14,056 17,068 21,084 25,602 29,869 34,136 42,168 51,204 59,738 89,607 102,408 119,476 179,214 238,952 358,428 and 716,856, with no remainder.

Since 716,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 716,856, 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).