Q: Is 12,297,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,297,942 is a composite number.

Why is 12,297,942 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 12,297,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 137 274 411 822 1,233 2,466 4,987 9,974 14,961 29,922 44,883 89,766 683,219 1,366,438 2,049,657 4,099,314 6,148,971 and 12,297,942, with no remainder.

Since 12,297,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,297,942, 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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