Q: Is 743,258,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 743,258,544 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 743,258,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 79 84 112 158 168 237 316 336 474 553 632 948 1,106 1,264 1,659 1,896 2,212 3,318 3,792 4,424 6,636 8,848 13,272 26,544 28,001 56,002 84,003 112,004 168,006 196,007 224,008 336,012 392,014 448,016 588,021 672,024 784,028 1,176,042 1,344,048 1,568,056 2,212,079 2,352,084 3,136,112 4,424,158 4,704,168 6,636,237 8,848,316 9,408,336 13,272,474 15,484,553 17,696,632 26,544,948 30,969,106 35,393,264 46,453,659 53,089,896 61,938,212 92,907,318 106,179,792 123,876,424 185,814,636 247,752,848 371,629,272 and 743,258,544, with no remainder.

Since 743,258,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,258,544, 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).