Q: Is 685,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 685,728 is a composite number.

Why is 685,728 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 685,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 2,381 4,762 7,143 9,524 14,286 19,048 21,429 28,572 38,096 42,858 57,144 76,192 85,716 114,288 171,432 228,576 342,864 and 685,728, with no remainder.

Since 685,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 685,728, 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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