Q: Is 2,142,850 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,850 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,850 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 2,142,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 85 170 425 850 2,521 5,042 12,605 25,210 42,857 63,025 85,714 126,050 214,285 428,570 1,071,425 and 2,142,850, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,850, 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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