Q: Is 8,497,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,497,242 is a composite number.

Why is 8,497,242 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 8,497,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 36,313 72,626 108,939 217,878 326,817 472,069 653,634 944,138 1,416,207 2,832,414 4,248,621 and 8,497,242, with no remainder.

Since 8,497,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,497,242, 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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