Q: Is 8,482,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,482,542 is a composite number.

Why is 8,482,542 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 8,482,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 257 514 771 1,542 5,501 11,002 16,503 33,006 1,413,757 2,827,514 4,241,271 and 8,482,542, with no remainder.

Since 8,482,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,482,542, 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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