Q: Is 35,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 35,742 is a composite number.

Why is 35,742 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 35,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 37 42 46 69 74 111 138 161 222 259 322 483 518 777 851 966 1,554 1,702 2,553 5,106 5,957 11,914 17,871 and 35,742, with no remainder.

Since 35,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,742, 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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