Q: Is 2,742,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,742,642 is a composite number.

Why is 2,742,642 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 2,742,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 21,767 43,534 65,301 130,602 152,369 195,903 304,738 391,806 457,107 914,214 1,371,321 and 2,742,642, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,642, 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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