Q: Is 742,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,960 is a composite number.

Why is 742,960 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 742,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 37 40 74 80 148 185 251 296 370 502 592 740 1,004 1,255 1,480 2,008 2,510 2,960 4,016 5,020 9,287 10,040 18,574 20,080 37,148 46,435 74,296 92,870 148,592 185,740 371,480 and 742,960, with no remainder.

Since 742,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,960, 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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