Q: Is 2,156,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,156,742 is a composite number.

Why is 2,156,742 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 2,156,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 17,117 34,234 51,351 102,702 119,819 154,053 239,638 308,106 359,457 718,914 1,078,371 and 2,156,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,156,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,156,742, 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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