Q: Is 6,142,743 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,142,743 is a composite number.

Why is 6,142,743 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 6,142,743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 41 93 123 179 279 369 537 837 1,107 1,271 1,611 3,813 4,833 5,549 7,339 11,439 16,647 22,017 34,317 49,941 66,051 149,823 198,153 227,509 682,527 2,047,581 and 6,142,743, with no remainder.

Since 6,142,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,142,743, 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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