Q: Is 236,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 236,742 is a composite number.

Why is 236,742 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 236,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 102 187 211 374 422 561 633 1,122 1,266 2,321 3,587 4,642 6,963 7,174 10,761 13,926 21,522 39,457 78,914 118,371 and 236,742, with no remainder.

Since 236,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 236,742, 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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