Q: Is 739,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 739,428 is a composite number.

Why is 739,428 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 739,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 516 1,433 2,866 4,299 5,732 8,598 17,196 61,619 123,238 184,857 246,476 369,714 and 739,428, with no remainder.

Since 739,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 739,428, 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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