Q: Is 3,140,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,140,742 is a composite number.

Why is 3,140,742 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 3,140,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 66 69 138 253 506 759 1,518 2,069 4,138 6,207 12,414 22,759 45,518 47,587 68,277 95,174 136,554 142,761 285,522 523,457 1,046,914 1,570,371 and 3,140,742, with no remainder.

Since 3,140,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,140,742, 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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