Q: Is 735,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 735,072 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 735,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 31 32 38 39 48 52 57 62 76 78 93 96 104 114 124 152 156 186 208 228 247 248 304 312 372 403 416 456 494 496 589 608 624 741 744 806 912 988 992 1,178 1,209 1,248 1,482 1,488 1,612 1,767 1,824 1,976 2,356 2,418 2,964 2,976 3,224 3,534 3,952 4,712 4,836 5,928 6,448 7,068 7,657 7,904 9,424 9,672 11,856 12,896 14,136 15,314 18,848 19,344 22,971 23,712 28,272 30,628 38,688 45,942 56,544 61,256 91,884 122,512 183,768 245,024 367,536 and 735,072, with no remainder.

Since 735,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 735,072, 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).