Q: Is 20,246,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,246,742 is a composite number.

Why is 20,246,742 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 20,246,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 53 57 106 114 159 171 318 342 477 954 1,007 1,117 2,014 2,234 3,021 3,351 6,042 6,702 9,063 10,053 18,126 20,106 21,223 42,446 59,201 63,669 118,402 127,338 177,603 191,007 355,206 382,014 532,809 1,065,618 1,124,819 2,249,638 3,374,457 6,748,914 10,123,371 and 20,246,742, with no remainder.

Since 20,246,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,246,742, 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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