Q: Is 734,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 734,700 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 734,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 79 93 100 124 150 155 158 186 237 300 310 316 372 395 465 474 620 775 790 930 948 1,185 1,550 1,580 1,860 1,975 2,325 2,370 2,449 3,100 3,950 4,650 4,740 4,898 5,925 7,347 7,900 9,300 9,796 11,850 12,245 14,694 23,700 24,490 29,388 36,735 48,980 61,225 73,470 122,450 146,940 183,675 244,900 367,350 and 734,700, with no remainder.

Since 734,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 734,700, 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).