Q: Is 14,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 14,742 is a composite number.

Why is 14,742 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 14,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 81 91 117 126 162 182 189 234 273 351 378 546 567 702 819 1,053 1,134 1,638 2,106 2,457 4,914 7,371 and 14,742, with no remainder.

Since 14,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,742, 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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