Q: Is 737,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,000 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 737,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 67 88 100 110 125 134 200 220 250 268 275 335 440 500 536 550 670 737 1,000 1,100 1,340 1,375 1,474 1,675 2,200 2,680 2,750 2,948 3,350 3,685 5,500 5,896 6,700 7,370 8,375 11,000 13,400 14,740 16,750 18,425 29,480 33,500 36,850 67,000 73,700 92,125 147,400 184,250 368,500 and 737,000, with no remainder.

Since 737,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,000, 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).