Q: Is 733,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 733,700 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 733,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 25 29 44 46 50 55 58 92 100 110 115 116 145 220 230 253 275 290 319 460 506 550 575 580 638 667 725 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,265 1,276 1,334 1,450 1,595 2,300 2,530 2,668 2,900 3,190 3,335 5,060 6,325 6,380 6,670 7,337 7,975 12,650 13,340 14,674 15,950 16,675 25,300 29,348 31,900 33,350 36,685 66,700 73,370 146,740 183,425 366,850 and 733,700, with no remainder.

Since 733,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 733,700, 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).