Q: Is 6,734,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 6,734,742 is a composite number.

Why is 6,734,742 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 6,734,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 246 287 574 861 1,722 3,911 7,822 11,733 23,466 27,377 54,754 82,131 160,351 164,262 320,702 481,053 962,106 1,122,457 2,244,914 3,367,371 and 6,734,742, with no remainder.

Since 6,734,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,734,742, 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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