Q: Is 735,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 735,504 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 735,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 199 231 264 308 336 398 462 528 597 616 796 924 1,194 1,232 1,393 1,592 1,848 2,189 2,388 2,786 3,184 3,696 4,179 4,378 4,776 5,572 6,567 8,358 8,756 9,552 11,144 13,134 15,323 16,716 17,512 22,288 26,268 30,646 33,432 35,024 45,969 52,536 61,292 66,864 91,938 105,072 122,584 183,876 245,168 367,752 and 735,504, with no remainder.

Since 735,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 735,504, 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).