Q: Is 6,242,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,242,742 is a composite number.

Why is 6,242,742 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 6,242,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 41 66 82 99 123 198 246 369 451 738 769 902 1,353 1,538 2,307 2,706 4,059 4,614 6,921 8,118 8,459 13,842 16,918 25,377 31,529 50,754 63,058 76,131 94,587 152,262 189,174 283,761 346,819 567,522 693,638 1,040,457 2,080,914 3,121,371 and 6,242,742, with no remainder.

Since 6,242,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,242,742, 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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