Q: Is 12,137,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,137,742 is a composite number.

Why is 12,137,742 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 12,137,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 53 54 106 159 318 477 954 1,431 2,862 4,241 8,482 12,723 25,446 38,169 76,338 114,507 224,773 229,014 449,546 674,319 1,348,638 2,022,957 4,045,914 6,068,871 and 12,137,742, with no remainder.

Since 12,137,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,137,742, 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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