Q: Is 742,980 a Composite Number?

Why is 742,980 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 742,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 29 30 35 42 58 60 61 70 84 87 105 116 122 140 145 174 183 203 210 244 290 305 348 366 406 420 427 435 580 609 610 732 812 854 870 915 1,015 1,218 1,220 1,281 1,708 1,740 1,769 1,830 2,030 2,135 2,436 2,562 3,045 3,538 3,660 4,060 4,270 5,124 5,307 6,090 6,405 7,076 8,540 8,845 10,614 12,180 12,383 12,810 17,690 21,228 24,766 25,620 26,535 35,380 37,149 49,532 53,070 61,915 74,298 106,140 123,830 148,596 185,745 247,660 371,490 and 742,980, with no remainder.

Since 742,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,980, 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).