Q: Is 2,387,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,387,742 is a composite number.

Why is 2,387,742 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 2,387,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 139 278 409 417 818 834 973 1,227 1,946 2,454 2,863 2,919 5,726 5,838 8,589 17,178 56,851 113,702 170,553 341,106 397,957 795,914 1,193,871 and 2,387,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,387,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,387,742, 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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