Q: Is 4,272,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,272,642 is a composite number.

Why is 4,272,642 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 4,272,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 7,193 14,386 21,579 43,158 64,737 79,123 129,474 158,246 194,211 237,369 388,422 474,738 712,107 1,424,214 2,136,321 and 4,272,642, with no remainder.

Since 4,272,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,272,642, 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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