Q: Is 729,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 729,344 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 729,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 37 44 56 64 74 77 88 112 128 148 154 176 224 256 259 296 308 352 407 448 518 592 616 704 814 896 1,036 1,184 1,232 1,408 1,628 1,792 2,072 2,368 2,464 2,816 2,849 3,256 4,144 4,736 4,928 5,698 6,512 8,288 9,472 9,856 11,396 13,024 16,576 19,712 22,792 26,048 33,152 45,584 52,096 66,304 91,168 104,192 182,336 364,672 and 729,344, with no remainder.

Since 729,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 729,344, 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).