Q: Is 737,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,568 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 737,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 104 117 144 156 197 208 234 288 312 394 416 468 591 624 788 936 1,182 1,248 1,576 1,773 1,872 2,364 2,561 3,152 3,546 3,744 4,728 5,122 6,304 7,092 7,683 9,456 10,244 14,184 15,366 18,912 20,488 23,049 28,368 30,732 40,976 46,098 56,736 61,464 81,952 92,196 122,928 184,392 245,856 368,784 and 737,568, with no remainder.

Since 737,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,568, 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).