Q: Is 5,740,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,740,242 is a composite number.

Why is 5,740,242 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 5,740,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 43 57 86 114 129 258 817 1,171 1,634 2,342 2,451 3,513 4,902 7,026 22,249 44,498 50,353 66,747 100,706 133,494 151,059 302,118 956,707 1,913,414 2,870,121 and 5,740,242, with no remainder.

Since 5,740,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,740,242, 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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