Q: Is 724,164,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 724,164,216 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 724,164,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 31 62 71 93 124 142 186 213 248 284 372 426 568 744 852 1,704 2,201 4,402 6,603 8,804 13,206 13,709 17,608 26,412 27,418 41,127 52,824 54,836 82,254 109,672 164,508 329,016 424,979 849,958 973,339 1,274,937 1,699,916 1,946,678 2,549,874 2,920,017 3,399,832 3,893,356 5,099,748 5,840,034 7,786,712 10,199,496 11,680,068 23,360,136 30,173,509 60,347,018 90,520,527 120,694,036 181,041,054 241,388,072 362,082,108 and 724,164,216, with no remainder.

Since 724,164,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,164,216, 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).