Q: Is 739,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 739,872 is a composite number.

Why is 739,872 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 739,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 367 504 672 734 1,008 1,101 1,468 2,016 2,202 2,569 2,936 3,303 4,404 5,138 5,872 6,606 7,707 8,808 10,276 11,744 13,212 15,414 17,616 20,552 23,121 26,424 30,828 35,232 41,104 46,242 52,848 61,656 82,208 92,484 105,696 123,312 184,968 246,624 369,936 and 739,872, with no remainder.

Since 739,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 739,872, 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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