Q: Is 42,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,744 is a composite number.

Why is 42,744 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 42,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 137 156 274 312 411 548 822 1,096 1,644 1,781 3,288 3,562 5,343 7,124 10,686 14,248 21,372 and 42,744, with no remainder.

Since 42,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,744, 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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