Q: Is 2,142,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,142,984 is a composite number.

Why is 2,142,984 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 2,142,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 116 174 232 348 696 3,079 6,158 9,237 12,316 18,474 24,632 36,948 73,896 89,291 178,582 267,873 357,164 535,746 714,328 1,071,492 and 2,142,984, with no remainder.

Since 2,142,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,142,984, 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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