Q: Is 722,358 a Composite Number?

Why is 722,358 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 722,358 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 49 54 63 78 81 91 98 117 126 147 162 182 189 234 273 294 343 351 378 441 546 567 637 686 702 819 882 1,029 1,053 1,134 1,274 1,323 1,638 1,911 2,058 2,106 2,457 2,646 3,087 3,822 3,969 4,459 4,914 5,733 6,174 7,371 7,938 8,918 9,261 11,466 13,377 14,742 17,199 18,522 26,754 27,783 34,398 40,131 51,597 55,566 80,262 103,194 120,393 240,786 361,179 and 722,358, with no remainder.

Since 722,358 cannot be divided by just 1 and 722,358, 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).