Q: Is 2,172,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,172,540 is a composite number.

Why is 2,172,540 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 2,172,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 36,209 72,418 108,627 144,836 181,045 217,254 362,090 434,508 543,135 724,180 1,086,270 and 2,172,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,172,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,172,540, 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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