Q: Is 10,042,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 10,042,242 is a composite number.

Why is 10,042,242 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 10,042,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 181 362 543 1,086 1,267 1,321 2,534 2,642 3,801 3,963 7,602 7,926 9,247 18,494 27,741 55,482 239,101 478,202 717,303 1,434,606 1,673,707 3,347,414 5,021,121 and 10,042,242, with no remainder.

Since 10,042,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,042,242, 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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