Q: Is 718,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 718,960 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 718,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 19 20 22 38 40 43 44 55 76 80 86 88 95 110 152 172 176 190 209 215 220 304 344 380 418 430 440 473 688 760 817 836 860 880 946 1,045 1,520 1,634 1,672 1,720 1,892 2,090 2,365 3,268 3,344 3,440 3,784 4,085 4,180 4,730 6,536 7,568 8,170 8,360 8,987 9,460 13,072 16,340 16,720 17,974 18,920 32,680 35,948 37,840 44,935 65,360 71,896 89,870 143,792 179,740 359,480 and 718,960, with no remainder.

Since 718,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 718,960, 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).