Q: Is 718,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 718,770 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 718,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 26 30 38 39 57 65 78 95 97 114 130 190 194 195 247 285 291 390 485 494 570 582 741 970 1,235 1,261 1,455 1,482 1,843 2,470 2,522 2,910 3,686 3,705 3,783 5,529 6,305 7,410 7,566 9,215 11,058 12,610 18,430 18,915 23,959 27,645 37,830 47,918 55,290 71,877 119,795 143,754 239,590 359,385 and 718,770, with no remainder.

Since 718,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 718,770, 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).