Q: Is 736,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 736,128 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 736,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 71 72 81 96 108 128 142 144 162 192 213 216 284 288 324 384 426 432 568 576 639 648 852 864 1,136 1,152 1,278 1,296 1,704 1,728 1,917 2,272 2,556 2,592 3,408 3,456 3,834 4,544 5,112 5,184 5,751 6,816 7,668 9,088 10,224 10,368 11,502 13,632 15,336 20,448 23,004 27,264 30,672 40,896 46,008 61,344 81,792 92,016 122,688 184,032 245,376 368,064 and 736,128, with no remainder.

Since 736,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 736,128, 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).