Q: Is 23,540,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,540,742 is a composite number.

Why is 23,540,742 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 23,540,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 229 458 687 1,374 2,061 4,122 5,711 11,422 17,133 34,266 51,399 102,798 1,307,819 2,615,638 3,923,457 7,846,914 11,770,371 and 23,540,742, with no remainder.

Since 23,540,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,540,742, 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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