Q: Is 2,359,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,359,248 is a composite number.

Why is 2,359,248 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 2,359,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 552 1,104 2,137 4,274 6,411 8,548 12,822 17,096 25,644 34,192 49,151 51,288 98,302 102,576 147,453 196,604 294,906 393,208 589,812 786,416 1,179,624 and 2,359,248, with no remainder.

Since 2,359,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,359,248, 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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