Q: Is 2,173,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,173,724 is a composite number.

Why is 2,173,724 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 2,173,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 203 406 812 2,677 5,354 10,708 18,739 37,478 74,956 77,633 155,266 310,532 543,431 1,086,862 and 2,173,724, with no remainder.

Since 2,173,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,173,724, 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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