Q: Is 12,873,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,873,742 is a composite number.

Why is 12,873,742 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 12,873,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 217 434 29,663 59,326 207,641 415,282 919,553 1,839,106 6,436,871 and 12,873,742, with no remainder.

Since 12,873,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,873,742, 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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