Q: Is 742,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,700 is a composite number.

Why is 742,700 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 742,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 350 700 1,061 2,122 4,244 5,305 7,427 10,610 14,854 21,220 26,525 29,708 37,135 53,050 74,270 106,100 148,540 185,675 371,350 and 742,700, with no remainder.

Since 742,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,700, 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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