Q: Is 3,878,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 3,878,742 is a composite number.

Why is 3,878,742 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 3,878,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 79 98 147 158 167 237 294 334 474 501 553 1,002 1,106 1,169 1,659 2,338 3,318 3,507 3,871 7,014 7,742 8,183 11,613 13,193 16,366 23,226 24,549 26,386 39,579 49,098 79,158 92,351 184,702 277,053 554,106 646,457 1,292,914 1,939,371 and 3,878,742, with no remainder.

Since 3,878,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,878,742, 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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