Q: Is 725,208 a Composite Number?

Why is 725,208 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 725,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 41 44 66 67 82 88 123 132 134 164 201 246 264 268 328 402 451 492 536 737 804 902 984 1,353 1,474 1,608 1,804 2,211 2,706 2,747 2,948 3,608 4,422 5,412 5,494 5,896 8,241 8,844 10,824 10,988 16,482 17,688 21,976 30,217 32,964 60,434 65,928 90,651 120,868 181,302 241,736 362,604 and 725,208, with no remainder.

Since 725,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 725,208, 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).