Q: Is 1,427,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,427,728 is a composite number.

Why is 1,427,728 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 1,427,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 29 34 58 68 116 136 181 232 272 362 464 493 724 986 1,448 1,972 2,896 3,077 3,944 5,249 6,154 7,888 10,498 12,308 20,996 24,616 41,992 49,232 83,984 89,233 178,466 356,932 713,864 and 1,427,728, with no remainder.

Since 1,427,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,427,728, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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