Q: Is 731,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 731,430 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 731,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 43 45 54 63 70 81 86 90 105 126 129 135 162 189 210 215 243 258 270 301 315 378 387 405 430 486 567 602 630 645 774 810 903 945 1,134 1,161 1,215 1,290 1,505 1,701 1,806 1,890 1,935 2,322 2,430 2,709 2,835 3,010 3,402 3,483 3,870 4,515 5,418 5,670 5,805 6,966 8,127 8,505 9,030 10,449 11,610 13,545 16,254 17,010 17,415 20,898 24,381 27,090 34,830 40,635 48,762 52,245 73,143 81,270 104,490 121,905 146,286 243,810 365,715 and 731,430, with no remainder.

Since 731,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,430, 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).