Q: Is 736,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 736,848 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 736,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 34 36 42 43 48 51 56 63 68 72 84 86 102 112 119 126 129 136 144 153 168 172 204 238 252 258 272 301 306 336 344 357 387 408 476 504 516 602 612 688 714 731 774 816 903 952 1,008 1,032 1,071 1,204 1,224 1,428 1,462 1,548 1,806 1,904 2,064 2,142 2,193 2,408 2,448 2,709 2,856 2,924 3,096 3,612 4,284 4,386 4,816 5,117 5,418 5,712 5,848 6,192 6,579 7,224 8,568 8,772 10,234 10,836 11,696 13,158 14,448 15,351 17,136 17,544 20,468 21,672 26,316 30,702 35,088 40,936 43,344 46,053 52,632 61,404 81,872 92,106 105,264 122,808 184,212 245,616 368,424 and 736,848, with no remainder.

Since 736,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 736,848, 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).