Q: Is 784,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,224 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 784,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 389 504 672 778 1,008 1,167 1,556 2,016 2,334 2,723 3,112 3,501 4,668 5,446 6,224 7,002 8,169 9,336 10,892 12,448 14,004 16,338 18,672 21,784 24,507 28,008 32,676 37,344 43,568 49,014 56,016 65,352 87,136 98,028 112,032 130,704 196,056 261,408 392,112 and 784,224, with no remainder.

Since 784,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,224, 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).