Q: Is 6,242,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,242,736 is a composite number.

Why is 6,242,736 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 6,242,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 130,057 260,114 390,171 520,228 780,342 1,040,456 1,560,684 2,080,912 3,121,368 and 6,242,736, with no remainder.

Since 6,242,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,242,736, 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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