Q: Is 752,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 752,928 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 752,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 23 24 31 32 33 44 46 48 62 66 69 88 92 93 96 124 132 138 176 184 186 248 253 264 276 341 352 368 372 496 506 528 552 682 713 736 744 759 992 1,012 1,023 1,056 1,104 1,364 1,426 1,488 1,518 2,024 2,046 2,139 2,208 2,728 2,852 2,976 3,036 4,048 4,092 4,278 5,456 5,704 6,072 7,843 8,096 8,184 8,556 10,912 11,408 12,144 15,686 16,368 17,112 22,816 23,529 24,288 31,372 32,736 34,224 47,058 62,744 68,448 94,116 125,488 188,232 250,976 376,464 and 752,928, with no remainder.

Since 752,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 752,928, 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).