Q: Is 724,284 a Composite Number?

Why is 724,284 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 724,284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 31 33 36 44 59 62 66 93 99 118 124 132 177 186 198 236 279 341 354 372 396 531 558 649 682 708 1,023 1,062 1,116 1,298 1,364 1,829 1,947 2,046 2,124 2,596 3,069 3,658 3,894 4,092 5,487 5,841 6,138 7,316 7,788 10,974 11,682 12,276 16,461 20,119 21,948 23,364 32,922 40,238 60,357 65,844 80,476 120,714 181,071 241,428 362,142 and 724,284, with no remainder.

Since 724,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,284, 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).