Q: Is 4,742,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,742,724 is a composite number.

Why is 4,742,724 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 4,742,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 131 262 393 431 524 786 862 917 1,293 1,572 1,724 1,834 2,586 2,751 3,017 3,668 5,172 5,502 6,034 9,051 11,004 12,068 18,102 36,204 56,461 112,922 169,383 225,844 338,766 395,227 677,532 790,454 1,185,681 1,580,908 2,371,362 and 4,742,724, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,724, 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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