Q: Is 747,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 747,000 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 747,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 83 90 100 120 125 150 166 180 200 225 249 250 300 332 360 375 415 450 498 500 600 664 747 750 830 900 996 1,000 1,125 1,245 1,494 1,500 1,660 1,800 1,992 2,075 2,250 2,490 2,988 3,000 3,320 3,735 4,150 4,500 4,980 5,976 6,225 7,470 8,300 9,000 9,960 10,375 12,450 14,940 16,600 18,675 20,750 24,900 29,880 31,125 37,350 41,500 49,800 62,250 74,700 83,000 93,375 124,500 149,400 186,750 249,000 373,500 and 747,000, with no remainder.

Since 747,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,000, 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).