Q: Is 2,398,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,398,842 is a composite number.

Why is 2,398,842 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 2,398,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 186 279 558 837 1,433 1,674 2,866 4,299 8,598 12,897 25,794 38,691 44,423 77,382 88,846 133,269 266,538 399,807 799,614 1,199,421 and 2,398,842, with no remainder.

Since 2,398,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,398,842, 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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