Q: Is 748,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 748,800 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 748,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 64 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 117 120 128 130 144 150 156 160 180 192 195 200 208 225 234 240 256 260 288 300 312 320 325 360 384 390 400 416 450 468 480 520 576 585 600 624 640 650 720 768 780 800 832 900 936 960 975 1,040 1,152 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,280 1,300 1,440 1,560 1,600 1,664 1,800 1,872 1,920 1,950 2,080 2,304 2,340 2,400 2,496 2,600 2,880 2,925 3,120 3,200 3,328 3,600 3,744 3,840 3,900 4,160 4,680 4,800 4,992 5,200 5,760 5,850 6,240 6,400 7,200 7,488 7,800 8,320 9,360 9,600 9,984 10,400 11,520 11,700 12,480 14,400 14,976 15,600 16,640 18,720 19,200 20,800 23,400 24,960 28,800 29,952 31,200 37,440 41,600 46,800 49,920 57,600 62,400 74,880 83,200 93,600 124,800 149,760 187,200 249,600 374,400 and 748,800, with no remainder.

Since 748,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 748,800, 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).