Q: Is 747,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 747,600 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 747,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 70 75 80 84 89 100 105 112 120 140 150 168 175 178 200 210 240 267 280 300 336 350 356 400 420 445 525 534 560 600 623 700 712 840 890 1,050 1,068 1,200 1,246 1,335 1,400 1,424 1,680 1,780 1,869 2,100 2,136 2,225 2,492 2,670 2,800 3,115 3,560 3,738 4,200 4,272 4,450 4,984 5,340 6,230 6,675 7,120 7,476 8,400 8,900 9,345 9,968 10,680 12,460 13,350 14,952 15,575 17,800 18,690 21,360 24,920 26,700 29,904 31,150 35,600 37,380 46,725 49,840 53,400 62,300 74,760 93,450 106,800 124,600 149,520 186,900 249,200 373,800 and 747,600, with no remainder.

Since 747,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,600, 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).