Q: Is 740,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 740,480 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 740,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 89 104 128 130 160 178 208 260 320 356 416 445 520 640 712 832 890 1,040 1,157 1,424 1,664 1,780 2,080 2,314 2,848 3,560 4,160 4,628 5,696 5,785 7,120 8,320 9,256 11,392 11,570 14,240 18,512 23,140 28,480 37,024 46,280 56,960 74,048 92,560 148,096 185,120 370,240 and 740,480, with no remainder.

Since 740,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,480, 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).