Q: Is 742,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,252 is a composite number.

Why is 742,252 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 742,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 343 541 686 1,082 1,372 2,164 3,787 7,574 15,148 26,509 53,018 106,036 185,563 371,126 and 742,252, with no remainder.

Since 742,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,252, 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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