Q: Is 735,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 735,480 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 735,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 227 270 324 360 405 454 540 648 681 810 908 1,080 1,135 1,362 1,620 1,816 2,043 2,270 2,724 3,240 3,405 4,086 4,540 5,448 6,129 6,810 8,172 9,080 10,215 12,258 13,620 16,344 18,387 20,430 24,516 27,240 30,645 36,774 40,860 49,032 61,290 73,548 81,720 91,935 122,580 147,096 183,870 245,160 367,740 and 735,480, with no remainder.

Since 735,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 735,480, 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).