Q: Is 847,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 847,242 is a composite number.

Why is 847,242 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 847,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 121 198 242 363 389 726 778 1,089 1,167 2,178 2,334 3,501 4,279 7,002 8,558 12,837 25,674 38,511 47,069 77,022 94,138 141,207 282,414 423,621 and 847,242, with no remainder.

Since 847,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 847,242, 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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