Q: Is 741,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 741,960 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 741,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 229 270 324 360 405 458 540 648 687 810 916 1,080 1,145 1,374 1,620 1,832 2,061 2,290 2,748 3,240 3,435 4,122 4,580 5,496 6,183 6,870 8,244 9,160 10,305 12,366 13,740 16,488 18,549 20,610 24,732 27,480 30,915 37,098 41,220 49,464 61,830 74,196 82,440 92,745 123,660 148,392 185,490 247,320 370,980 and 741,960, with no remainder.

Since 741,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 741,960, 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).