Q: Is 741,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,312 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 741,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 27 32 33 36 39 44 48 52 54 64 66 72 78 81 88 96 99 104 108 117 132 143 144 156 162 176 192 198 208 216 234 264 286 288 297 312 324 351 352 396 416 429 432 468 528 572 576 594 624 648 702 704 792 832 858 864 891 936 1,053 1,056 1,144 1,188 1,248 1,287 1,296 1,404 1,584 1,716 1,728 1,782 1,872 2,106 2,112 2,288 2,376 2,496 2,574 2,592 2,808 3,168 3,432 3,564 3,744 3,861 4,212 4,576 4,752 5,148 5,184 5,616 6,336 6,864 7,128 7,488 7,722 8,424 9,152 9,504 10,296 11,232 11,583 13,728 14,256 15,444 16,848 19,008 20,592 22,464 23,166 27,456 28,512 30,888 33,696 41,184 46,332 57,024 61,776 67,392 82,368 92,664 123,552 185,328 247,104 370,656 and 741,312, with no remainder.

Since 741,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,312, 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).