Q: Is 730,170 a Composite Number?

Why is 730,170 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 730,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 30 35 38 42 45 57 61 63 70 90 95 105 114 122 126 133 171 183 190 210 266 285 305 315 342 366 399 427 549 570 610 630 665 798 854 855 915 1,098 1,159 1,197 1,281 1,330 1,710 1,830 1,995 2,135 2,318 2,394 2,562 2,745 3,477 3,843 3,990 4,270 5,490 5,795 5,985 6,405 6,954 7,686 8,113 10,431 11,590 11,970 12,810 16,226 17,385 19,215 20,862 24,339 34,770 38,430 40,565 48,678 52,155 73,017 81,130 104,310 121,695 146,034 243,390 365,085 and 730,170, with no remainder.

Since 730,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 730,170, 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).