Q: Is 739,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 739,530 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 739,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 30 33 45 54 55 66 81 83 90 99 110 135 162 165 166 198 249 270 297 330 405 415 495 498 594 747 810 830 891 913 990 1,245 1,485 1,494 1,782 1,826 2,241 2,490 2,739 2,970 3,735 4,455 4,482 4,565 5,478 6,723 7,470 8,217 8,910 9,130 11,205 13,446 13,695 16,434 22,410 24,651 27,390 33,615 41,085 49,302 67,230 73,953 82,170 123,255 147,906 246,510 369,765 and 739,530, with no remainder.

Since 739,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 739,530, 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).