Q: Is 742,180 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,180 is a composite number.

Why is 742,180 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 742,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 43 86 172 215 430 860 863 1,726 3,452 4,315 8,630 17,260 37,109 74,218 148,436 185,545 371,090 and 742,180, with no remainder.

Since 742,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,180, 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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