Q: Is 12,942,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,942,462 is a composite number.

Why is 12,942,462 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 12,942,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 73 78 146 219 438 949 1,898 2,273 2,847 4,546 5,694 6,819 13,638 29,549 59,098 88,647 165,929 177,294 331,858 497,787 995,574 2,157,077 4,314,154 6,471,231 and 12,942,462, with no remainder.

Since 12,942,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,942,462, 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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