Q: Is 686,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 686,742 is a composite number.

Why is 686,742 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 686,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 83 166 197 249 394 498 581 591 1,162 1,182 1,379 1,743 2,758 3,486 4,137 8,274 16,351 32,702 49,053 98,106 114,457 228,914 343,371 and 686,742, with no remainder.

Since 686,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 686,742, 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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