Q: Is 642,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 642,744 is a composite number.

Why is 642,744 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 642,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 79 113 158 226 237 316 339 452 474 632 678 711 904 948 1,017 1,356 1,422 1,896 2,034 2,712 2,844 4,068 5,688 8,136 8,927 17,854 26,781 35,708 53,562 71,416 80,343 107,124 160,686 214,248 321,372 and 642,744, with no remainder.

Since 642,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,744, 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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