Q: Is 742,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,072 is a composite number.

Why is 742,072 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 742,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 37 46 74 92 109 148 184 218 296 436 851 872 1,702 2,507 3,404 4,033 5,014 6,808 8,066 10,028 16,132 20,056 32,264 92,759 185,518 371,036 and 742,072, with no remainder.

Since 742,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,072, 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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