Q: Is 2,426,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,426,742 is a composite number.

Why is 2,426,742 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 2,426,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 4,349 8,698 13,047 26,094 39,141 78,282 134,819 269,638 404,457 808,914 1,213,371 and 2,426,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,426,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,426,742, 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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