Q: Is 726,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 726,012 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 726,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 43 63 67 84 86 126 129 134 172 201 252 258 268 301 387 402 469 516 602 603 774 804 903 938 1,204 1,206 1,407 1,548 1,806 1,876 2,412 2,709 2,814 2,881 3,612 4,221 5,418 5,628 5,762 8,442 8,643 10,836 11,524 16,884 17,286 20,167 25,929 34,572 40,334 51,858 60,501 80,668 103,716 121,002 181,503 242,004 363,006 and 726,012, with no remainder.

Since 726,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 726,012, 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).