Q: Is 3,239,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,239,742 is a composite number.

Why is 3,239,742 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 3,239,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 191 257 382 514 573 771 1,146 1,542 2,101 2,827 4,202 5,654 6,303 8,481 12,606 16,962 49,087 98,174 147,261 294,522 539,957 1,079,914 1,619,871 and 3,239,742, with no remainder.

Since 3,239,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,239,742, 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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