Q: Is 741,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,240 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 741,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 29 30 36 40 45 58 60 71 72 87 90 116 120 142 145 174 180 213 232 261 284 290 348 355 360 426 435 522 568 580 639 696 710 852 870 1,044 1,065 1,160 1,278 1,305 1,420 1,704 1,740 2,059 2,088 2,130 2,556 2,610 2,840 3,195 3,480 4,118 4,260 5,112 5,220 6,177 6,390 8,236 8,520 10,295 10,440 12,354 12,780 16,472 18,531 20,590 24,708 25,560 30,885 37,062 41,180 49,416 61,770 74,124 82,360 92,655 123,540 148,248 185,310 247,080 370,620 and 741,240, with no remainder.

Since 741,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,240, 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).