Q: Is 2,740,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,740,542 is a composite number.

Why is 2,740,542 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 2,740,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 322 483 966 2,837 5,674 8,511 17,022 19,859 39,718 59,577 65,251 119,154 130,502 195,753 391,506 456,757 913,514 1,370,271 and 2,740,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,740,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,740,542, 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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