Q: Is 737,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,640 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 737,640 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 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 683 1,080 1,366 2,049 2,732 3,415 4,098 5,464 6,147 6,830 8,196 10,245 12,294 13,660 16,392 18,441 20,490 24,588 27,320 30,735 36,882 40,980 49,176 61,470 73,764 81,960 92,205 122,940 147,528 184,410 245,880 368,820 and 737,640, with no remainder.

Since 737,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,640, 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).