Q: Is 742,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,008 is a composite number.

Why is 742,008 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 742,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 86 129 172 258 344 516 719 1,032 1,438 2,157 2,876 4,314 5,752 8,628 17,256 30,917 61,834 92,751 123,668 185,502 247,336 371,004 and 742,008, with no remainder.

Since 742,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,008, 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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