Q: Is 4,277,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,277,742 is a composite number.

Why is 4,277,742 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 4,277,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 179 358 537 569 1,074 1,138 1,253 1,707 2,506 3,414 3,759 3,983 7,518 7,966 11,949 23,898 101,851 203,702 305,553 611,106 712,957 1,425,914 2,138,871 and 4,277,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,277,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,277,742, 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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