Q: Is 2,142,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,998 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,998 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 2,142,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 59 118 127 143 254 286 649 767 1,298 1,397 1,534 1,651 2,794 3,302 7,493 8,437 14,986 16,874 18,161 36,322 82,423 97,409 164,846 194,818 1,071,499 and 2,142,998, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,998, 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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