Q: Is 748,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 748,000 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 748,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 25 32 34 40 44 50 55 68 80 85 88 100 110 125 136 160 170 176 187 200 220 250 272 275 340 352 374 400 425 440 500 544 550 680 748 800 850 880 935 1,000 1,100 1,360 1,375 1,496 1,700 1,760 1,870 2,000 2,125 2,200 2,720 2,750 2,992 3,400 3,740 4,000 4,250 4,400 4,675 5,500 5,984 6,800 7,480 8,500 8,800 9,350 11,000 13,600 14,960 17,000 18,700 22,000 23,375 29,920 34,000 37,400 44,000 46,750 68,000 74,800 93,500 149,600 187,000 374,000 and 748,000, with no remainder.

Since 748,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 748,000, 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).