Q: Is 20,642,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,642,742 is a composite number.

Why is 20,642,742 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 20,642,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 251 502 753 1,506 1,523 2,259 3,046 4,518 4,569 6,777 9,138 13,554 13,707 27,414 41,121 82,242 382,273 764,546 1,146,819 2,293,638 3,440,457 6,880,914 10,321,371 and 20,642,742, with no remainder.

Since 20,642,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,642,742, 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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