Q: Is 747,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 747,500 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 747,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 23 25 26 46 50 52 65 92 100 115 125 130 230 250 260 299 325 460 500 575 598 625 650 1,150 1,196 1,250 1,300 1,495 1,625 2,300 2,500 2,875 2,990 3,250 5,750 5,980 6,500 7,475 8,125 11,500 14,375 14,950 16,250 28,750 29,900 32,500 37,375 57,500 74,750 149,500 186,875 373,750 and 747,500, with no remainder.

Since 747,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,500, 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).