Q: Is 742,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,170 is a composite number.

Why is 742,170 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 742,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 22 26 30 33 39 55 65 66 78 110 130 143 165 173 195 286 330 346 390 429 519 715 858 865 1,038 1,430 1,730 1,903 2,145 2,249 2,595 3,806 4,290 4,498 5,190 5,709 6,747 9,515 11,245 11,418 13,494 19,030 22,490 24,739 28,545 33,735 49,478 57,090 67,470 74,217 123,695 148,434 247,390 371,085 and 742,170, with no remainder.

Since 742,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,170, 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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