Q: Is 4,042,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,042,542 is a composite number.

Why is 4,042,542 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 4,042,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 406 609 1,218 3,319 6,638 9,957 19,914 23,233 46,466 69,699 96,251 139,398 192,502 288,753 577,506 673,757 1,347,514 2,021,271 and 4,042,542, with no remainder.

Since 4,042,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,042,542, 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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