Q: Is 995,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 995,742 is a composite number.

Why is 995,742 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 995,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 47 66 94 99 107 141 198 214 282 321 423 517 642 846 963 1,034 1,177 1,551 1,926 2,354 3,102 3,531 4,653 5,029 7,062 9,306 10,058 10,593 15,087 21,186 30,174 45,261 55,319 90,522 110,638 165,957 331,914 497,871 and 995,742, with no remainder.

Since 995,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,742, 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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