Q: Is 790,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 790,740 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 790,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 191 207 230 276 345 382 414 460 573 690 764 828 955 1,035 1,146 1,380 1,719 1,910 2,070 2,292 2,865 3,438 3,820 4,140 4,393 5,730 6,876 8,595 8,786 11,460 13,179 17,190 17,572 21,965 26,358 34,380 39,537 43,930 52,716 65,895 79,074 87,860 131,790 158,148 197,685 263,580 395,370 and 790,740, with no remainder.

Since 790,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 790,740, 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).