Q: Is 5,457,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,457,942 is a composite number.

Why is 5,457,942 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 5,457,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 1,134 4,813 9,626 14,439 28,878 33,691 43,317 67,382 86,634 101,073 129,951 202,146 259,902 303,219 389,853 606,438 779,706 909,657 1,819,314 2,728,971 and 5,457,942, with no remainder.

Since 5,457,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,457,942, 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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