Q: Is 737,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,040 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 737,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 83 111 120 148 166 185 222 240 249 296 332 370 415 444 498 555 592 664 740 830 888 996 1,110 1,245 1,328 1,480 1,660 1,776 1,992 2,220 2,490 2,960 3,071 3,320 3,984 4,440 4,980 6,142 6,640 8,880 9,213 9,960 12,284 15,355 18,426 19,920 24,568 30,710 36,852 46,065 49,136 61,420 73,704 92,130 122,840 147,408 184,260 245,680 368,520 and 737,040, with no remainder.

Since 737,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,040, 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).