Q: Is 748,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 748,272 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 748,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 131 136 168 204 238 262 272 336 357 393 408 476 524 714 786 816 917 952 1,048 1,428 1,572 1,834 1,904 2,096 2,227 2,751 2,856 3,144 3,668 4,454 5,502 5,712 6,288 6,681 7,336 8,908 11,004 13,362 14,672 15,589 17,816 22,008 26,724 31,178 35,632 44,016 46,767 53,448 62,356 93,534 106,896 124,712 187,068 249,424 374,136 and 748,272, with no remainder.

Since 748,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 748,272, 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).