Q: Is 8,006,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,006,742 is a composite number.

Why is 8,006,742 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 8,006,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 186 279 558 837 1,674 4,783 9,566 14,349 28,698 43,047 86,094 129,141 148,273 258,282 296,546 444,819 889,638 1,334,457 2,668,914 4,003,371 and 8,006,742, with no remainder.

Since 8,006,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,006,742, 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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