Q: Is 1,742,342 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,342 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,342 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 1,742,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 49 98 161 322 773 1,127 1,546 2,254 5,411 10,822 17,779 35,558 37,877 75,754 124,453 248,906 871,171 and 1,742,342, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,342, 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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