Q: Is 723,492 a Composite Number?

Why is 723,492 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 723,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 27 28 29 33 36 42 44 54 58 63 66 77 81 84 87 99 108 116 126 132 154 162 174 189 198 203 231 252 261 297 308 319 324 348 378 396 406 462 522 567 594 609 638 693 756 783 812 891 924 957 1,044 1,134 1,188 1,218 1,276 1,386 1,566 1,782 1,827 1,914 2,079 2,233 2,268 2,349 2,436 2,772 2,871 3,132 3,564 3,654 3,828 4,158 4,466 4,698 5,481 5,742 6,237 6,699 7,308 8,316 8,613 8,932 9,396 10,962 11,484 12,474 13,398 16,443 17,226 20,097 21,924 24,948 25,839 26,796 32,886 34,452 40,194 51,678 60,291 65,772 80,388 103,356 120,582 180,873 241,164 361,746 and 723,492, with no remainder.

Since 723,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 723,492, 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).