Q: Is 733,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 733,440 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 733,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 191 192 240 256 320 382 384 480 573 640 764 768 955 960 1,146 1,280 1,528 1,910 1,920 2,292 2,865 3,056 3,820 3,840 4,584 5,730 6,112 7,640 9,168 11,460 12,224 15,280 18,336 22,920 24,448 30,560 36,672 45,840 48,896 61,120 73,344 91,680 122,240 146,688 183,360 244,480 366,720 and 733,440, with no remainder.

Since 733,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 733,440, 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).