Q: Is 3,118,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,118,542 is a composite number.

Why is 3,118,542 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 3,118,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 246 287 574 861 1,722 1,811 3,622 5,433 10,866 12,677 25,354 38,031 74,251 76,062 148,502 222,753 445,506 519,757 1,039,514 1,559,271 and 3,118,542, with no remainder.

Since 3,118,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,118,542, 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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