Q: Is 725,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 725,472 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 725,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 229 264 288 352 396 458 528 687 792 916 1,056 1,374 1,584 1,832 2,061 2,519 2,748 3,168 3,664 4,122 5,038 5,496 7,328 7,557 8,244 10,076 10,992 15,114 16,488 20,152 21,984 22,671 30,228 32,976 40,304 45,342 60,456 65,952 80,608 90,684 120,912 181,368 241,824 362,736 and 725,472, with no remainder.

Since 725,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 725,472, 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).