Q: Is 784,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 784,740 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 784,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 29 30 33 41 44 55 58 60 66 82 87 110 116 123 132 145 164 165 174 205 220 246 290 319 330 348 410 435 451 492 580 615 638 660 820 870 902 957 1,189 1,230 1,276 1,353 1,595 1,740 1,804 1,914 2,255 2,378 2,460 2,706 3,190 3,567 3,828 4,510 4,756 4,785 5,412 5,945 6,380 6,765 7,134 9,020 9,570 11,890 13,079 13,530 14,268 17,835 19,140 23,780 26,158 27,060 35,670 39,237 52,316 65,395 71,340 78,474 130,790 156,948 196,185 261,580 392,370 and 784,740, with no remainder.

Since 784,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 784,740, 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).