Q: Is 8,708,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,708,742 is a composite number.

Why is 8,708,742 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 8,708,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 23,039 46,078 69,117 138,234 161,273 207,351 322,546 414,702 483,819 622,053 967,638 1,244,106 1,451,457 2,902,914 4,354,371 and 8,708,742, with no remainder.

Since 8,708,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,708,742, 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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