Q: Is 724,740,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 724,740,564 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 724,740,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 94 109 141 188 218 282 327 436 564 654 1,308 5,123 10,246 11,789 15,369 20,492 23,578 30,738 35,367 47,156 61,476 70,734 141,468 554,083 1,108,166 1,285,001 1,662,249 2,216,332 2,570,002 3,324,498 3,855,003 5,140,004 6,648,996 7,710,006 15,420,012 60,395,047 120,790,094 181,185,141 241,580,188 362,370,282 and 724,740,564, with no remainder.

Since 724,740,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 724,740,564, 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).