Q: Is 743,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 743,850 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 743,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 27 29 30 38 45 50 54 57 58 75 87 90 95 114 135 145 150 171 174 190 225 261 270 285 290 342 435 450 475 513 522 551 570 675 725 783 855 870 950 1,026 1,102 1,305 1,350 1,425 1,450 1,566 1,653 1,710 2,175 2,565 2,610 2,755 2,850 3,306 3,915 4,275 4,350 4,959 5,130 5,510 6,525 7,830 8,265 8,550 9,918 12,825 13,050 13,775 14,877 16,530 19,575 24,795 25,650 27,550 29,754 39,150 41,325 49,590 74,385 82,650 123,975 148,770 247,950 371,925 and 743,850, with no remainder.

Since 743,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 743,850, 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).