Q: Is 18,477,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 18,477,942 is a composite number.

Why is 18,477,942 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 18,477,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 79 158 237 474 553 1,106 1,659 3,318 5,569 11,138 16,707 33,414 38,983 77,966 116,949 233,898 439,951 879,902 1,319,853 2,639,706 3,079,657 6,159,314 9,238,971 and 18,477,942, with no remainder.

Since 18,477,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,477,942, 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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