Q: Is 737,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,800 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 737,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 31 34 35 40 50 56 62 68 70 85 100 119 124 136 140 155 170 175 200 217 238 248 280 310 340 350 425 434 476 527 595 620 680 700 775 850 868 952 1,054 1,085 1,190 1,240 1,400 1,550 1,700 1,736 2,108 2,170 2,380 2,635 2,975 3,100 3,400 3,689 4,216 4,340 4,760 5,270 5,425 5,950 6,200 7,378 8,680 10,540 10,850 11,900 13,175 14,756 18,445 21,080 21,700 23,800 26,350 29,512 36,890 43,400 52,700 73,780 92,225 105,400 147,560 184,450 368,900 and 737,800, with no remainder.

Since 737,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,800, 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).