Q: Is 784,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,512 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 784,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 227 288 384 432 454 576 681 864 908 1,152 1,362 1,728 1,816 2,043 2,724 3,456 3,632 4,086 5,448 6,129 7,264 8,172 10,896 12,258 14,528 16,344 21,792 24,516 29,056 32,688 43,584 49,032 65,376 87,168 98,064 130,752 196,128 261,504 392,256 and 784,512, with no remainder.

Since 784,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,512, 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).