Q: Is 4,253,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,253,742 is a composite number.

Why is 4,253,742 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 4,253,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 111 222 333 666 999 1,998 2,129 4,258 6,387 12,774 19,161 38,322 57,483 78,773 114,966 157,546 236,319 472,638 708,957 1,417,914 2,126,871 and 4,253,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,253,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,253,742, 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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