Q: Is 2,742,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,742,236 is a composite number.

Why is 2,742,236 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 2,742,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 68 98 119 196 238 476 823 833 1,646 1,666 3,292 3,332 5,761 11,522 13,991 23,044 27,982 40,327 55,964 80,654 97,937 161,308 195,874 391,748 685,559 1,371,118 and 2,742,236, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,236, 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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