Q: Is 7,142,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 7,142,740 is a composite number.

Why is 7,142,740 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 7,142,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 32,467 64,934 129,868 162,335 324,670 357,137 649,340 714,274 1,428,548 1,785,685 3,571,370 and 7,142,740, with no remainder.

Since 7,142,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,142,740, 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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