Q: Is 2,402,001 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,402,001 is a composite number.

Why is 2,402,001 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 2,402,001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 71 179 189 213 497 537 639 1,253 1,491 1,611 1,917 3,759 4,473 4,833 11,277 12,709 13,419 33,831 38,127 88,963 114,381 266,889 343,143 800,667 and 2,402,001, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,001, 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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