Q: Is 738,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 738,192 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 738,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 42 48 52 56 78 84 91 104 112 156 168 169 182 208 273 312 336 338 364 507 546 624 676 728 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,352 1,456 2,028 2,184 2,197 2,366 2,704 3,549 4,056 4,368 4,394 4,732 6,591 7,098 8,112 8,788 9,464 13,182 14,196 15,379 17,576 18,928 26,364 28,392 30,758 35,152 46,137 52,728 56,784 61,516 92,274 105,456 123,032 184,548 246,064 369,096 and 738,192, with no remainder.

Since 738,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 738,192, 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).