Q: Is 734,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 734,910 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 734,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 17 22 30 33 34 51 55 66 85 102 110 131 165 170 187 255 262 330 374 393 510 561 655 786 935 1,122 1,310 1,441 1,870 1,965 2,227 2,805 2,882 3,930 4,323 4,454 5,610 6,681 7,205 8,646 11,135 13,362 14,410 21,615 22,270 24,497 33,405 43,230 48,994 66,810 73,491 122,485 146,982 244,970 367,455 and 734,910, with no remainder.

Since 734,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 734,910, 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).