Q: Is 744,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 744,600 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 744,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 73 75 85 100 102 120 136 146 150 170 200 204 219 255 292 300 340 365 408 425 438 510 584 600 680 730 850 876 1,020 1,095 1,241 1,275 1,460 1,700 1,752 1,825 2,040 2,190 2,482 2,550 2,920 3,400 3,650 3,723 4,380 4,964 5,100 5,475 6,205 7,300 7,446 8,760 9,928 10,200 10,950 12,410 14,600 14,892 18,615 21,900 24,820 29,784 31,025 37,230 43,800 49,640 62,050 74,460 93,075 124,100 148,920 186,150 248,200 372,300 and 744,600, with no remainder.

Since 744,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 744,600, 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).