Q: Is 731,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 731,500 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 731,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 19 20 22 25 28 35 38 44 50 55 70 76 77 95 100 110 125 133 140 154 175 190 209 220 250 266 275 308 350 380 385 418 475 500 532 550 665 700 770 836 875 950 1,045 1,100 1,330 1,375 1,463 1,540 1,750 1,900 1,925 2,090 2,375 2,660 2,750 2,926 3,325 3,500 3,850 4,180 4,750 5,225 5,500 5,852 6,650 7,315 7,700 9,500 9,625 10,450 13,300 14,630 16,625 19,250 20,900 26,125 29,260 33,250 36,575 38,500 52,250 66,500 73,150 104,500 146,300 182,875 365,750 and 731,500, with no remainder.

Since 731,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,500, 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).