Q: Is 739,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 739,800 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 739,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 135 137 150 180 200 216 225 270 274 300 360 411 450 540 548 600 675 685 822 900 1,080 1,096 1,233 1,350 1,370 1,644 1,800 2,055 2,466 2,700 2,740 3,288 3,425 3,699 4,110 4,932 5,400 5,480 6,165 6,850 7,398 8,220 9,864 10,275 12,330 13,700 14,796 16,440 18,495 20,550 24,660 27,400 29,592 30,825 36,990 41,100 49,320 61,650 73,980 82,200 92,475 123,300 147,960 184,950 246,600 369,900 and 739,800, with no remainder.

Since 739,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 739,800, 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).