Q: Is 749,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 749,280 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 749,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 223 224 240 280 336 420 446 480 560 669 672 840 892 1,115 1,120 1,338 1,561 1,680 1,784 2,230 2,676 3,122 3,345 3,360 3,568 4,460 4,683 5,352 6,244 6,690 7,136 7,805 8,920 9,366 10,704 12,488 13,380 15,610 17,840 18,732 21,408 23,415 24,976 26,760 31,220 35,680 37,464 46,830 49,952 53,520 62,440 74,928 93,660 107,040 124,880 149,856 187,320 249,760 374,640 and 749,280, with no remainder.

Since 749,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 749,280, 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).