Q: Is 4,240,743 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,240,743 is a composite number.

Why is 4,240,743 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 4,240,743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 59 97 177 247 291 741 767 1,121 1,261 1,843 2,301 3,363 3,783 5,529 5,723 14,573 17,169 23,959 43,719 71,877 74,399 108,737 223,197 326,211 1,413,581 and 4,240,743, with no remainder.

Since 4,240,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,240,743, 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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