Q: Is 2,142,243 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,243 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,243 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 2,142,243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 79 131 207 237 393 711 1,179 1,817 3,013 5,451 9,039 10,349 16,353 27,117 31,047 93,141 238,027 714,081 and 2,142,243, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,243, 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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