Q: Is 738,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 738,108 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 738,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 29 36 42 58 63 84 87 101 116 126 174 202 203 252 261 303 348 404 406 522 606 609 707 812 909 1,044 1,212 1,218 1,414 1,818 1,827 2,121 2,436 2,828 2,929 3,636 3,654 4,242 5,858 6,363 7,308 8,484 8,787 11,716 12,726 17,574 20,503 25,452 26,361 35,148 41,006 52,722 61,509 82,012 105,444 123,018 184,527 246,036 369,054 and 738,108, with no remainder.

Since 738,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 738,108, 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).