Q: Is 719,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 719,136 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 719,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 227 264 288 352 396 454 528 681 792 908 1,056 1,362 1,584 1,816 2,043 2,497 2,724 3,168 3,632 4,086 4,994 5,448 7,264 7,491 8,172 9,988 10,896 14,982 16,344 19,976 21,792 22,473 29,964 32,688 39,952 44,946 59,928 65,376 79,904 89,892 119,856 179,784 239,712 359,568 and 719,136, with no remainder.

Since 719,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 719,136, 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).