Q: Is 748,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 748,880 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 748,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 37 40 44 46 55 74 80 88 92 110 115 148 176 184 185 220 230 253 296 368 370 407 440 460 506 592 740 814 851 880 920 1,012 1,265 1,480 1,628 1,702 1,840 2,024 2,035 2,530 2,960 3,256 3,404 4,048 4,070 4,255 5,060 6,512 6,808 8,140 8,510 9,361 10,120 13,616 16,280 17,020 18,722 20,240 32,560 34,040 37,444 46,805 68,080 74,888 93,610 149,776 187,220 374,440 and 748,880, with no remainder.

Since 748,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 748,880, 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).