Q: Is 742,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,728 is a composite number.

Why is 742,728 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 742,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 4,421 8,842 13,263 17,684 26,526 30,947 35,368 53,052 61,894 92,841 106,104 123,788 185,682 247,576 371,364 and 742,728, with no remainder.

Since 742,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,728, 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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