Q: Is 1,742,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,742,442 is a composite number.

Why is 1,742,442 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 1,742,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 89 178 251 267 502 534 753 1,157 1,506 2,314 3,263 3,471 6,526 6,942 9,789 19,578 22,339 44,678 67,017 134,034 290,407 580,814 871,221 and 1,742,442, with no remainder.

Since 1,742,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,742,442, 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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