Q: Is 736,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 736,512 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 736,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 137 168 192 224 256 274 336 384 411 448 548 672 768 822 896 959 1,096 1,344 1,644 1,792 1,918 2,192 2,688 2,877 3,288 3,836 4,384 5,376 5,754 6,576 7,672 8,768 11,508 13,152 15,344 17,536 23,016 26,304 30,688 35,072 46,032 52,608 61,376 92,064 105,216 122,752 184,128 245,504 368,256 and 736,512, with no remainder.

Since 736,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 736,512, 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).