Q: Is 842,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 842,840 is a composite number.

Why is 842,840 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 842,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 152 190 380 760 1,109 2,218 4,436 5,545 8,872 11,090 21,071 22,180 42,142 44,360 84,284 105,355 168,568 210,710 421,420 and 842,840, with no remainder.

Since 842,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,840, 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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