Q: Is 745,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 745,500 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 745,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 71 75 84 100 105 125 140 142 150 175 210 213 250 284 300 350 355 375 420 426 497 500 525 700 710 750 852 875 994 1,050 1,065 1,420 1,491 1,500 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,100 2,130 2,485 2,625 2,982 3,500 3,550 4,260 4,970 5,250 5,325 5,964 7,100 7,455 8,875 9,940 10,500 10,650 12,425 14,910 17,750 21,300 24,850 26,625 29,820 35,500 37,275 49,700 53,250 62,125 74,550 106,500 124,250 149,100 186,375 248,500 372,750 and 745,500, with no remainder.

Since 745,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 745,500, 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).