Q: Is 2,858,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,858,742 is a composite number.

Why is 2,858,742 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 2,858,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 241 482 659 723 1,318 1,446 1,977 2,169 3,954 4,338 5,931 11,862 158,819 317,638 476,457 952,914 1,429,371 and 2,858,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,858,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,858,742, 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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