Q: Is 1,724,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,724,472 is a composite number.

Why is 1,724,472 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 1,724,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 43 72 86 129 172 258 344 387 516 557 774 1,032 1,114 1,548 1,671 2,228 3,096 3,342 4,456 5,013 6,684 10,026 13,368 20,052 23,951 40,104 47,902 71,853 95,804 143,706 191,608 215,559 287,412 431,118 574,824 862,236 and 1,724,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,472, 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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