Q: Is 8,471,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,471,142 is a composite number.

Why is 8,471,142 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 8,471,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 52,291 104,582 156,873 313,746 470,619 941,238 1,411,857 2,823,714 4,235,571 and 8,471,142, with no remainder.

Since 8,471,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,471,142, 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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