Q: Is 4,229,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,229,742 is a composite number.

Why is 4,229,742 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 4,229,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 19 22 33 38 57 66 114 209 418 627 1,254 3,373 6,746 10,119 20,238 37,103 64,087 74,206 111,309 128,174 192,261 222,618 384,522 704,957 1,409,914 2,114,871 and 4,229,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,229,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,229,742, 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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