Q: Is 741,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,744 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 741,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 27 34 36 48 51 54 68 72 101 102 108 136 144 153 202 204 216 272 303 306 404 408 432 459 606 612 808 816 909 918 1,212 1,224 1,616 1,717 1,818 1,836 2,424 2,448 2,727 3,434 3,636 3,672 4,848 5,151 5,454 6,868 7,272 7,344 10,302 10,908 13,736 14,544 15,453 20,604 21,816 27,472 30,906 41,208 43,632 46,359 61,812 82,416 92,718 123,624 185,436 247,248 370,872 and 741,744, with no remainder.

Since 741,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,744, 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).