Q: Is 747,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 747,040 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 747,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 23 28 29 32 35 40 46 56 58 70 80 92 112 115 116 140 145 160 161 184 203 224 230 232 280 290 322 368 406 460 464 560 580 644 667 736 805 812 920 928 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,288 1,334 1,610 1,624 1,840 2,030 2,320 2,576 2,668 3,220 3,248 3,335 3,680 4,060 4,640 4,669 5,152 5,336 6,440 6,496 6,670 8,120 9,338 10,672 12,880 13,340 16,240 18,676 21,344 23,345 25,760 26,680 32,480 37,352 46,690 53,360 74,704 93,380 106,720 149,408 186,760 373,520 and 747,040, with no remainder.

Since 747,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,040, 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).