Q: Is 742,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,456 is a composite number.

Why is 742,456 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 742,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 22 26 44 52 59 88 104 118 121 143 236 242 286 472 484 572 649 767 968 1,144 1,298 1,534 1,573 2,596 3,068 3,146 5,192 6,136 6,292 7,139 8,437 12,584 14,278 16,874 28,556 33,748 57,112 67,496 92,807 185,614 371,228 and 742,456, with no remainder.

Since 742,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,456, 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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