Q: Is 4,742,661 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,742,661 is a composite number.

Why is 4,742,661 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 4,742,661 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 49 77 147 231 343 419 539 1,029 1,257 1,617 2,933 3,773 4,609 8,799 11,319 13,827 20,531 32,263 61,593 96,789 143,717 225,841 431,151 677,523 1,580,887 and 4,742,661, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,661 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,661, 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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