Q: Is 2,742,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,742,540 is a composite number.

Why is 2,742,540 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 2,742,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 86 129 172 215 258 430 516 645 860 1,063 1,290 2,126 2,580 3,189 4,252 5,315 6,378 10,630 12,756 15,945 21,260 31,890 45,709 63,780 91,418 137,127 182,836 228,545 274,254 457,090 548,508 685,635 914,180 1,371,270 and 2,742,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,540, 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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