Q: Is 1,742,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,272 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,272 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 1,742,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 224 448 3,889 7,778 15,556 27,223 31,112 54,446 62,224 108,892 124,448 217,784 248,896 435,568 871,136 and 1,742,272, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,272, 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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