Q: Is 901,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 901,740 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 901,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 113 114 133 140 190 210 226 228 266 285 339 380 399 420 452 532 565 570 665 678 791 798 1,130 1,140 1,330 1,356 1,582 1,596 1,695 1,995 2,147 2,260 2,373 2,660 3,164 3,390 3,955 3,990 4,294 4,746 6,441 6,780 7,910 7,980 8,588 9,492 10,735 11,865 12,882 15,029 15,820 21,470 23,730 25,764 30,058 32,205 42,940 45,087 47,460 60,116 64,410 75,145 90,174 128,820 150,290 180,348 225,435 300,580 450,870 and 901,740, with no remainder.

Since 901,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 901,740, 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).