Q: Is 2,742,966 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,742,966 is a composite number.

Why is 2,742,966 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 2,742,966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 97 194 291 582 873 1,571 1,746 3,142 4,713 9,426 14,139 28,278 152,387 304,774 457,161 914,322 1,371,483 and 2,742,966, with no remainder.

Since 2,742,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,742,966, 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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