Q: Is 712,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 712,728 is a composite number.

Why is 712,728 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 712,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 57 72 76 114 152 171 228 342 456 521 684 1,042 1,368 1,563 2,084 3,126 4,168 4,689 6,252 9,378 9,899 12,504 18,756 19,798 29,697 37,512 39,596 59,394 79,192 89,091 118,788 178,182 237,576 356,364 and 712,728, with no remainder.

Since 712,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 712,728, 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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