Q: Is 742,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 742,900 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 742,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 19 20 23 25 34 38 46 50 68 76 85 92 95 100 115 170 190 230 323 340 380 391 425 437 460 475 575 646 782 850 874 950 1,150 1,292 1,564 1,615 1,700 1,748 1,900 1,955 2,185 2,300 3,230 3,910 4,370 6,460 7,429 7,820 8,075 8,740 9,775 10,925 14,858 16,150 19,550 21,850 29,716 32,300 37,145 39,100 43,700 74,290 148,580 185,725 371,450 and 742,900, with no remainder.

Since 742,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,900, 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).