Q: Is 737,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 737,880 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 737,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 24 26 30 33 39 40 43 44 52 55 60 65 66 78 86 88 104 110 120 129 130 132 143 156 165 172 195 215 220 258 260 264 286 312 330 344 390 429 430 440 473 516 520 559 572 645 660 715 780 858 860 946 1,032 1,118 1,144 1,290 1,320 1,419 1,430 1,560 1,677 1,716 1,720 1,892 2,145 2,236 2,365 2,580 2,795 2,838 2,860 3,354 3,432 3,784 4,290 4,472 4,730 5,160 5,590 5,676 5,720 6,149 6,708 7,095 8,385 8,580 9,460 11,180 11,352 12,298 13,416 14,190 16,770 17,160 18,447 18,920 22,360 24,596 28,380 30,745 33,540 36,894 49,192 56,760 61,490 67,080 73,788 92,235 122,980 147,576 184,470 245,960 368,940 and 737,880, with no remainder.

Since 737,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 737,880, 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).