Q: Is 726,495 a Composite Number?

Why is 726,495 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 726,495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 17 21 33 35 37 51 55 77 85 105 111 119 165 185 187 231 255 259 357 385 407 555 561 595 629 777 935 1,155 1,221 1,295 1,309 1,785 1,887 2,035 2,805 2,849 3,145 3,885 3,927 4,403 6,105 6,545 6,919 8,547 9,435 13,209 14,245 19,635 20,757 22,015 34,595 42,735 48,433 66,045 103,785 145,299 242,165 and 726,495, with no remainder.

Since 726,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 726,495, 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).