Q: Is 746,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 746,700 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 746,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 131 150 190 228 262 285 300 380 393 475 524 570 655 786 950 1,140 1,310 1,425 1,572 1,900 1,965 2,489 2,620 2,850 3,275 3,930 4,978 5,700 6,550 7,467 7,860 9,825 9,956 12,445 13,100 14,934 19,650 24,890 29,868 37,335 39,300 49,780 62,225 74,670 124,450 149,340 186,675 248,900 373,350 and 746,700, with no remainder.

Since 746,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 746,700, 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).