Q: Is 2,857,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,857,740 is a composite number.

Why is 2,857,740 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 2,857,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 47,629 95,258 142,887 190,516 238,145 285,774 476,290 571,548 714,435 952,580 1,428,870 and 2,857,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,857,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,857,740, 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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