Q: Is 2,376,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,376,498 is a composite number.

Why is 2,376,498 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 2,376,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 51 69 102 138 391 782 1,013 1,173 2,026 2,346 3,039 6,078 17,221 23,299 34,442 46,598 51,663 69,897 103,326 139,794 396,083 792,166 1,188,249 and 2,376,498, with no remainder.

Since 2,376,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,376,498, 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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