Q: Is 718,998 a Composite Number?

Why is 718,998 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 718,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 19 21 34 38 42 51 53 57 102 106 114 119 133 159 238 266 318 323 357 371 399 646 714 742 798 901 969 1,007 1,113 1,802 1,938 2,014 2,226 2,261 2,703 3,021 4,522 5,406 6,042 6,307 6,783 7,049 12,614 13,566 14,098 17,119 18,921 21,147 34,238 37,842 42,294 51,357 102,714 119,833 239,666 359,499 and 718,998, with no remainder.

Since 718,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 718,998, 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).