Q: Is 8,729,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,729,742 is a composite number.

Why is 8,729,742 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 8,729,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 49 69 98 138 147 161 294 322 483 966 1,127 1,291 2,254 2,582 3,381 3,873 6,762 7,746 9,037 18,074 27,111 29,693 54,222 59,386 63,259 89,079 126,518 178,158 189,777 207,851 379,554 415,702 623,553 1,247,106 1,454,957 2,909,914 4,364,871 and 8,729,742, with no remainder.

Since 8,729,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,729,742, 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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