Q: Is 1,742,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,972 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 1,742,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 5,659 11,318 22,636 39,613 62,249 79,226 124,498 158,452 248,996 435,743 871,486 and 1,742,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,972, 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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