Q: Is 854,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 854,742 is a composite number.

Why is 854,742 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 854,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 282 329 433 658 866 987 1,299 1,974 2,598 3,031 6,062 9,093 18,186 20,351 40,702 61,053 122,106 142,457 284,914 427,371 and 854,742, with no remainder.

Since 854,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 854,742, 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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