Q: Is 721,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 721,072 is a composite number.

Why is 721,072 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 721,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 176 187 241 272 374 482 748 964 1,496 1,928 2,651 2,992 3,856 4,097 5,302 8,194 10,604 16,388 21,208 32,776 42,416 45,067 65,552 90,134 180,268 360,536 and 721,072, with no remainder.

Since 721,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 721,072, 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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