Q: Is 2,142,750 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,750 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,750 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 2,142,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 125 150 250 375 750 2,857 5,714 8,571 14,285 17,142 28,570 42,855 71,425 85,710 142,850 214,275 357,125 428,550 714,250 1,071,375 and 2,142,750, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,750, 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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