Q: Is 31,040,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,040,742 is a composite number.

Why is 31,040,742 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 31,040,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 163 326 489 978 1,867 2,771 3,734 5,542 5,601 8,313 11,202 16,626 31,739 63,478 95,217 190,434 304,321 608,642 912,963 1,825,926 5,173,457 10,346,914 15,520,371 and 31,040,742, with no remainder.

Since 31,040,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,040,742, 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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