Q: Is 2,462,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,462,042 is a composite number.

Why is 2,462,042 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 2,462,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 29 34 58 187 227 319 374 454 493 638 986 2,497 3,859 4,994 5,423 6,583 7,718 10,846 13,166 42,449 72,413 84,898 111,911 144,826 223,822 1,231,021 and 2,462,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,462,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,462,042, 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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