Q: Is 726,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 726,880 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 726,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 59 70 77 80 88 110 112 118 140 154 160 176 220 224 236 280 295 308 352 385 413 440 472 560 590 616 649 770 826 880 944 1,120 1,180 1,232 1,298 1,540 1,652 1,760 1,888 2,065 2,360 2,464 2,596 3,080 3,245 3,304 4,130 4,543 4,720 5,192 6,160 6,490 6,608 8,260 9,086 9,440 10,384 12,320 12,980 13,216 16,520 18,172 20,768 22,715 25,960 33,040 36,344 45,430 51,920 66,080 72,688 90,860 103,840 145,376 181,720 363,440 and 726,880, with no remainder.

Since 726,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 726,880, 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).