Q: Is 738,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 738,072 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 738,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 67 68 72 81 102 108 134 136 153 162 201 204 216 268 306 324 402 408 459 536 603 612 648 804 918 1,139 1,206 1,224 1,377 1,608 1,809 1,836 2,278 2,412 2,754 3,417 3,618 3,672 4,556 4,824 5,427 5,508 6,834 7,236 9,112 10,251 10,854 11,016 13,668 14,472 20,502 21,708 27,336 30,753 41,004 43,416 61,506 82,008 92,259 123,012 184,518 246,024 369,036 and 738,072, with no remainder.

Since 738,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 738,072, 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).