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

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

Why is 6,742,242 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 6,742,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 28,813 57,626 86,439 172,878 259,317 374,569 518,634 749,138 1,123,707 2,247,414 3,371,121 and 6,742,242, with no remainder.

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