Q: Is 2,742,153 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,742,153 is a composite number.

Why is 2,742,153 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 2,742,153 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 87 129 733 1,247 2,199 3,741 21,257 31,519 63,771 94,557 914,051 and 2,742,153, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,153 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,153, 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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