Q: Is 729,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 729,792 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 729,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 181 192 224 252 288 336 362 448 504 543 576 672 724 1,008 1,086 1,267 1,344 1,448 1,629 2,016 2,172 2,534 2,896 3,258 3,801 4,032 4,344 5,068 5,792 6,516 7,602 8,688 10,136 11,403 11,584 13,032 15,204 17,376 20,272 22,806 26,064 30,408 34,752 40,544 45,612 52,128 60,816 81,088 91,224 104,256 121,632 182,448 243,264 364,896 and 729,792, with no remainder.

Since 729,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 729,792, 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).