Q: Is 203,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 203,742 is a composite number.

Why is 203,742 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 203,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 49 54 63 66 77 98 99 126 147 154 189 198 231 294 297 343 378 441 462 539 594 686 693 882 1,029 1,078 1,323 1,386 1,617 2,058 2,079 2,646 3,087 3,234 3,773 4,158 4,851 6,174 7,546 9,261 9,702 11,319 14,553 18,522 22,638 29,106 33,957 67,914 101,871 and 203,742, with no remainder.

Since 203,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,742, 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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