Q: Is 731,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 731,472 is a composite number.

Why is 731,472 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 731,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 311 336 392 588 622 784 933 1,176 1,244 1,866 2,177 2,352 2,488 3,732 4,354 4,976 6,531 7,464 8,708 13,062 14,928 15,239 17,416 26,124 30,478 34,832 45,717 52,248 60,956 91,434 104,496 121,912 182,868 243,824 365,736 and 731,472, with no remainder.

Since 731,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,472, 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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