Q: Is 1,724,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,724,720 is a composite number.

Why is 1,724,720 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 1,724,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 21,559 43,118 86,236 107,795 172,472 215,590 344,944 431,180 862,360 and 1,724,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,724,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,724,720, 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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