Q: Is 11,462,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 11,462,742 is a composite number.

Why is 11,462,742 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 11,462,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 79 158 237 474 711 1,422 2,133 2,687 4,266 5,374 8,061 16,122 24,183 48,366 72,549 145,098 212,273 424,546 636,819 1,273,638 1,910,457 3,820,914 5,731,371 and 11,462,742, with no remainder.

Since 11,462,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,462,742, 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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