Q: Is 737,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,460 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 737,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 241 255 306 340 482 510 612 723 765 964 1,020 1,205 1,446 1,530 2,169 2,410 2,892 3,060 3,615 4,097 4,338 4,820 7,230 8,194 8,676 10,845 12,291 14,460 16,388 20,485 21,690 24,582 36,873 40,970 43,380 49,164 61,455 73,746 81,940 122,910 147,492 184,365 245,820 368,730 and 737,460, with no remainder.

Since 737,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,460, 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).