Q: Is 68,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,742 is a composite number.

Why is 68,742 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 68,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 67 114 134 171 201 342 402 513 603 1,026 1,206 1,273 1,809 2,546 3,618 3,819 7,638 11,457 22,914 34,371 and 68,742, with no remainder.

Since 68,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,742, 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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