Q: Is 742,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 742,050 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 742,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 97 102 150 153 170 194 225 255 291 306 425 450 485 510 582 765 850 873 970 1,275 1,455 1,530 1,649 1,746 2,425 2,550 2,910 3,298 3,825 4,365 4,850 4,947 7,275 7,650 8,245 8,730 9,894 14,550 14,841 16,490 21,825 24,735 29,682 41,225 43,650 49,470 74,205 82,450 123,675 148,410 247,350 371,025 and 742,050, with no remainder.

Since 742,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,050, 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).