Q: Is 440,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 440,742 is a composite number.

Why is 440,742 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 440,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 58 87 102 149 174 298 447 493 894 986 1,479 2,533 2,958 4,321 5,066 7,599 8,642 12,963 15,198 25,926 73,457 146,914 220,371 and 440,742, with no remainder.

Since 440,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 440,742, 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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