Q: Is 1,742,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,072 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,072 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 1,742,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 73 76 146 152 157 292 314 584 628 1,256 1,387 2,774 2,983 5,548 5,966 11,096 11,461 11,932 22,922 23,864 45,844 91,688 217,759 435,518 871,036 and 1,742,072, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,072, 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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