Q: Is 2,002,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,002,872 is a composite number.

Why is 2,002,872 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 2,002,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 408 4,909 9,818 14,727 19,636 29,454 39,272 58,908 83,453 117,816 166,906 250,359 333,812 500,718 667,624 1,001,436 and 2,002,872, with no remainder.

Since 2,002,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,002,872, 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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