Q: Is 742,118 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,118 is a composite number.

Why is 742,118 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 742,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 23 26 34 46 73 146 221 299 391 442 598 782 949 1,241 1,679 1,898 2,482 3,358 5,083 10,166 16,133 21,827 28,543 32,266 43,654 57,086 371,059 and 742,118, with no remainder.

Since 742,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,118, 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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