Q: Is 747,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 747,720 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 747,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 60 62 67 72 90 93 120 124 134 155 180 186 201 248 268 279 310 335 360 372 402 465 536 558 603 620 670 744 804 930 1,005 1,116 1,206 1,240 1,340 1,395 1,608 1,860 2,010 2,077 2,232 2,412 2,680 2,790 3,015 3,720 4,020 4,154 4,824 5,580 6,030 6,231 8,040 8,308 10,385 11,160 12,060 12,462 16,616 18,693 20,770 24,120 24,924 31,155 37,386 41,540 49,848 62,310 74,772 83,080 93,465 124,620 149,544 186,930 249,240 373,860 and 747,720, with no remainder.

Since 747,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 747,720, 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).