Q: Is 2,857,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,857,742 is a composite number.

Why is 2,857,742 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 2,857,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 191 382 7,481 14,962 1,428,871 and 2,857,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,857,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,857,742, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 2,857,7402,857,7412,857,7432,857,744
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 2,857,742:


Ask a Question