Q: Is 1,742,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,280 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,280 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 1,742,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 14,519 29,038 43,557 58,076 72,595 87,114 116,152 145,190 174,228 217,785 290,380 348,456 435,570 580,760 871,140 and 1,742,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,280, 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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