Q: Is 742,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 742,992 is a composite number.

Why is 742,992 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 742,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 552 673 1,104 1,346 2,019 2,692 4,038 5,384 8,076 10,768 15,479 16,152 30,958 32,304 46,437 61,916 92,874 123,832 185,748 247,664 371,496 and 742,992, with no remainder.

Since 742,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,992, 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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