Q: Is 724,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 724,224 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 724,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 41 46 48 64 69 82 92 96 123 128 138 164 184 192 246 256 276 328 368 384 492 552 656 736 768 943 984 1,104 1,312 1,472 1,886 1,968 2,208 2,624 2,829 2,944 3,772 3,936 4,416 5,248 5,658 5,888 7,544 7,872 8,832 10,496 11,316 15,088 15,744 17,664 22,632 30,176 31,488 45,264 60,352 90,528 120,704 181,056 241,408 362,112 and 724,224, with no remainder.

Since 724,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,224, 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).