Q: Is 3,137,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,137,742 is a composite number.

Why is 3,137,742 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 3,137,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 6,011 12,022 18,033 36,066 54,099 108,198 174,319 348,638 522,957 1,045,914 1,568,871 and 3,137,742, with no remainder.

Since 3,137,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,137,742, 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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