Q: Is 2,417,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,417,724 is a composite number.

Why is 2,417,724 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 2,417,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 239 281 478 562 717 843 956 1,124 1,434 1,686 2,151 2,529 2,868 3,372 4,302 5,058 8,604 10,116 67,159 134,318 201,477 268,636 402,954 604,431 805,908 1,208,862 and 2,417,724, with no remainder.

Since 2,417,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,417,724, 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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