Q: Is 735,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 735,696 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 735,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 131 144 156 208 216 234 262 312 351 393 432 468 524 624 702 786 936 1,048 1,179 1,404 1,572 1,703 1,872 2,096 2,358 2,808 3,144 3,406 3,537 4,716 5,109 5,616 6,288 6,812 7,074 9,432 10,218 13,624 14,148 15,327 18,864 20,436 27,248 28,296 30,654 40,872 45,981 56,592 61,308 81,744 91,962 122,616 183,924 245,232 367,848 and 735,696, with no remainder.

Since 735,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 735,696, 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).