Q: Is 1,996,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,996,742 is a composite number.

Why is 1,996,742 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 1,996,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 121 223 242 407 446 814 2,453 4,477 4,906 8,251 8,954 16,502 26,983 53,966 90,761 181,522 998,371 and 1,996,742, with no remainder.

Since 1,996,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,996,742, 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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