Q: Is 4,879,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,879,242 is a composite number.

Why is 4,879,242 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 4,879,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 163 326 489 978 1,467 1,663 2,934 3,326 4,989 9,978 14,967 29,934 271,069 542,138 813,207 1,626,414 2,439,621 and 4,879,242, with no remainder.

Since 4,879,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,879,242, 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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