Q: Is 4,742,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,742,340 is a composite number.

Why is 4,742,340 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 4,742,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 79,039 158,078 237,117 316,156 395,195 474,234 790,390 948,468 1,185,585 1,580,780 2,371,170 and 4,742,340, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,340, 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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