Q: Is 719,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 719,712 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 719,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 27 28 32 34 36 42 48 49 51 54 56 63 68 72 84 96 98 102 108 112 119 126 136 144 147 153 168 189 196 204 216 224 238 252 272 288 294 306 336 357 378 392 408 432 441 459 476 504 544 588 612 672 714 756 784 816 833 864 882 918 952 1,008 1,071 1,176 1,224 1,323 1,428 1,512 1,568 1,632 1,666 1,764 1,836 1,904 2,016 2,142 2,352 2,448 2,499 2,646 2,856 3,024 3,213 3,332 3,528 3,672 3,808 4,284 4,704 4,896 4,998 5,292 5,712 6,048 6,426 6,664 7,056 7,344 7,497 8,568 9,996 10,584 11,424 12,852 13,328 14,112 14,688 14,994 17,136 19,992 21,168 22,491 25,704 26,656 29,988 34,272 39,984 42,336 44,982 51,408 59,976 79,968 89,964 102,816 119,952 179,928 239,904 359,856 and 719,712, with no remainder.

Since 719,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 719,712, 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).