Q: Is 842,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 842,248 is a composite number.

Why is 842,248 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 842,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 187 374 563 748 1,126 1,496 2,252 4,504 6,193 9,571 12,386 19,142 24,772 38,284 49,544 76,568 105,281 210,562 421,124 and 842,248, with no remainder.

Since 842,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,248, 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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