Q: Is 2,387,427 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,387,427 is a composite number.

Why is 2,387,427 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 2,387,427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 109 147 149 327 447 763 1,043 2,289 3,129 5,341 7,301 16,023 16,241 21,903 48,723 113,687 341,061 795,809 and 2,387,427, with no remainder.

Since 2,387,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,387,427, 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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