Q: Is 77,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,742 is a composite number.

Why is 77,742 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 77,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 617 1,234 1,851 3,702 4,319 5,553 8,638 11,106 12,957 25,914 38,871 and 77,742, with no remainder.

Since 77,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,742, 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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