Q: Is 642,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 642,456 is a composite number.

Why is 642,456 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 642,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 8,923 17,846 26,769 35,692 53,538 71,384 80,307 107,076 160,614 214,152 321,228 and 642,456, with no remainder.

Since 642,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,456, 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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