Q: Is 740,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 740,544 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 740,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 29 32 38 42 48 56 57 58 64 76 84 87 96 112 114 116 133 152 168 174 192 203 224 228 232 266 304 336 348 399 406 448 456 464 532 551 608 609 672 696 798 812 912 928 1,064 1,102 1,216 1,218 1,344 1,392 1,596 1,624 1,653 1,824 1,856 2,128 2,204 2,436 2,784 3,192 3,248 3,306 3,648 3,857 4,256 4,408 4,872 5,568 6,384 6,496 6,612 7,714 8,512 8,816 9,744 11,571 12,768 12,992 13,224 15,428 17,632 19,488 23,142 25,536 26,448 30,856 35,264 38,976 46,284 52,896 61,712 92,568 105,792 123,424 185,136 246,848 370,272 and 740,544, with no remainder.

Since 740,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,544, 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).