Q: Is 742,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,848 is a composite number.

Why is 742,848 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 742,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 53 64 73 96 106 146 159 192 212 219 292 318 424 438 584 636 848 876 1,168 1,272 1,696 1,752 2,336 2,544 3,392 3,504 3,869 4,672 5,088 7,008 7,738 10,176 11,607 14,016 15,476 23,214 30,952 46,428 61,904 92,856 123,808 185,712 247,616 371,424 and 742,848, with no remainder.

Since 742,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,848, 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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