Q: Is 744,588 a Composite Number?

Why is 744,588 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 744,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 43 52 74 78 86 111 117 129 148 156 172 222 234 258 333 387 444 468 481 516 559 666 774 962 1,118 1,332 1,443 1,548 1,591 1,677 1,924 2,236 2,886 3,182 3,354 4,329 4,773 5,031 5,772 6,364 6,708 8,658 9,546 10,062 14,319 17,316 19,092 20,124 20,683 28,638 41,366 57,276 62,049 82,732 124,098 186,147 248,196 372,294 and 744,588, with no remainder.

Since 744,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 744,588, 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).