Q: Is 740,556 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 740,556 is a composite number.

Why is 740,556 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 740,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 6,857 13,714 20,571 27,428 41,142 61,713 82,284 123,426 185,139 246,852 370,278 and 740,556, with no remainder.

Since 740,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 740,556, 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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