Q: Is 26,420,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 26,420,142 is a composite number.

Why is 26,420,142 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 26,420,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 238 357 714 37,003 74,006 111,009 222,018 259,021 518,042 629,051 777,063 1,258,102 1,554,126 1,887,153 3,774,306 4,403,357 8,806,714 13,210,071 and 26,420,142, with no remainder.

Since 26,420,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,420,142, 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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