Q: Is 741,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,024 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 741,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 72 83 93 96 124 144 166 186 248 249 279 288 332 372 496 498 558 664 744 747 992 996 1,116 1,328 1,488 1,494 1,992 2,232 2,573 2,656 2,976 2,988 3,984 4,464 5,146 5,976 7,719 7,968 8,928 10,292 11,952 15,438 20,584 23,157 23,904 30,876 41,168 46,314 61,752 82,336 92,628 123,504 185,256 247,008 370,512 and 741,024, with no remainder.

Since 741,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,024, 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).