Q: Is 2,423,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,423,142 is a composite number.

Why is 2,423,142 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 2,423,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 46 54 69 138 207 414 621 1,242 1,951 3,902 5,853 11,706 17,559 35,118 44,873 52,677 89,746 105,354 134,619 269,238 403,857 807,714 1,211,571 and 2,423,142, with no remainder.

Since 2,423,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,423,142, 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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