Q: Is 896,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 896,742 is a composite number.

Why is 896,742 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 896,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 198 231 462 647 693 1,294 1,386 1,941 3,882 4,529 5,823 7,117 9,058 11,646 13,587 14,234 21,351 27,174 40,761 42,702 49,819 64,053 81,522 99,638 128,106 149,457 298,914 448,371 and 896,742, with no remainder.

Since 896,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,742, 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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