Q: Is 842,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 842,972 is a composite number.

Why is 842,972 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 842,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 29 43 52 58 86 116 169 172 338 377 559 676 754 1,118 1,247 1,508 2,236 2,494 4,901 4,988 7,267 9,802 14,534 16,211 19,604 29,068 32,422 64,844 210,743 421,486 and 842,972, with no remainder.

Since 842,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,972, 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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