Q: Is 2,402,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,402,540 is a composite number.

Why is 2,402,540 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 2,402,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 131 140 262 524 655 917 1,310 1,834 2,620 3,668 4,585 9,170 17,161 18,340 34,322 68,644 85,805 120,127 171,610 240,254 343,220 480,508 600,635 1,201,270 and 2,402,540, with no remainder.

Since 2,402,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,402,540, 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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