Q: Is 4,240,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,240,242 is a composite number.

Why is 4,240,242 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 4,240,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 31 34 51 54 62 93 102 149 153 186 279 298 306 447 459 527 558 837 894 918 1,054 1,341 1,581 1,674 2,533 2,682 3,162 4,023 4,619 4,743 5,066 7,599 8,046 9,238 9,486 13,857 14,229 15,198 22,797 27,714 28,458 41,571 45,594 68,391 78,523 83,142 124,713 136,782 157,046 235,569 249,426 471,138 706,707 1,413,414 2,120,121 and 4,240,242, with no remainder.

Since 4,240,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,240,242, 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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