Q: Is 731,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 731,520 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 731,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 127 128 144 160 180 192 240 254 288 320 360 381 384 480 508 576 635 640 720 762 960 1,016 1,143 1,152 1,270 1,440 1,524 1,905 1,920 2,032 2,286 2,540 2,880 3,048 3,810 4,064 4,572 5,080 5,715 5,760 6,096 7,620 8,128 9,144 10,160 11,430 12,192 15,240 16,256 18,288 20,320 22,860 24,384 30,480 36,576 40,640 45,720 48,768 60,960 73,152 81,280 91,440 121,920 146,304 182,880 243,840 365,760 and 731,520, with no remainder.

Since 731,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,520, 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).