Q: Is 742,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,944 is a composite number.

Why is 742,944 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 742,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 71 96 109 142 213 218 284 327 426 436 568 654 852 872 1,136 1,308 1,704 1,744 2,272 2,616 3,408 3,488 5,232 6,816 7,739 10,464 15,478 23,217 30,956 46,434 61,912 92,868 123,824 185,736 247,648 371,472 and 742,944, with no remainder.

Since 742,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,944, 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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