Q: Is 742,212 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,212 is a composite number.

Why is 742,212 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 742,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 53 106 159 212 318 389 477 636 778 954 1,167 1,556 1,908 2,334 3,501 4,668 7,002 14,004 20,617 41,234 61,851 82,468 123,702 185,553 247,404 371,106 and 742,212, with no remainder.

Since 742,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,212, 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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