Q: Is 719,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 719,304 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 719,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 41 43 51 68 82 86 102 123 129 136 164 172 204 246 258 328 344 408 492 516 697 731 984 1,032 1,394 1,462 1,763 2,091 2,193 2,788 2,924 3,526 4,182 4,386 5,289 5,576 5,848 7,052 8,364 8,772 10,578 14,104 16,728 17,544 21,156 29,971 42,312 59,942 89,913 119,884 179,826 239,768 359,652 and 719,304, with no remainder.

Since 719,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 719,304, 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).