Q: Is 738,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 738,000 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 738,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 41 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 82 90 100 120 123 125 144 150 164 180 200 205 225 240 246 250 300 328 360 369 375 400 410 450 492 500 600 615 656 720 738 750 820 900 984 1,000 1,025 1,125 1,200 1,230 1,476 1,500 1,640 1,800 1,845 1,968 2,000 2,050 2,250 2,460 2,952 3,000 3,075 3,280 3,600 3,690 4,100 4,500 4,920 5,125 5,904 6,000 6,150 7,380 8,200 9,000 9,225 9,840 10,250 12,300 14,760 15,375 16,400 18,000 18,450 20,500 24,600 29,520 30,750 36,900 41,000 46,125 49,200 61,500 73,800 82,000 92,250 123,000 147,600 184,500 246,000 369,000 and 738,000, with no remainder.

Since 738,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 738,000, 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).