Q: Is 718,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 718,272 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 718,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 43 48 58 64 72 86 87 96 116 129 144 172 174 192 232 258 261 288 344 348 387 464 516 522 576 688 696 774 928 1,032 1,044 1,247 1,376 1,392 1,548 1,856 2,064 2,088 2,494 2,752 2,784 3,096 3,741 4,128 4,176 4,988 5,568 6,192 7,482 8,256 8,352 9,976 11,223 12,384 14,964 16,704 19,952 22,446 24,768 29,928 39,904 44,892 59,856 79,808 89,784 119,712 179,568 239,424 359,136 and 718,272, with no remainder.

Since 718,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 718,272, 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).