Q: Is 2,142,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,876 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,876 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 2,142,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 283 566 631 849 1,132 1,262 1,698 1,893 2,524 3,396 3,786 7,572 178,573 357,146 535,719 714,292 1,071,438 and 2,142,876, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,876, 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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