Q: Is 42,784 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,784 is a composite number.

Why is 42,784 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 42,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 191 224 382 764 1,337 1,528 2,674 3,056 5,348 6,112 10,696 21,392 and 42,784, with no remainder.

Since 42,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,784, 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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