Q: Is 741,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,520 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 741,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 26 31 40 46 52 62 65 80 92 104 115 124 130 155 184 208 230 248 260 299 310 368 403 460 496 520 598 620 713 806 920 1,040 1,196 1,240 1,426 1,495 1,612 1,840 2,015 2,392 2,480 2,852 2,990 3,224 3,565 4,030 4,784 5,704 5,980 6,448 7,130 8,060 9,269 11,408 11,960 14,260 16,120 18,538 23,920 28,520 32,240 37,076 46,345 57,040 74,152 92,690 148,304 185,380 370,760 and 741,520, with no remainder.

Since 741,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,520, 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).