Q: Is 2,426,046 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,426,046 is a composite number.

Why is 2,426,046 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 2,426,046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 282 329 658 987 1,229 1,974 2,458 3,687 7,374 8,603 17,206 25,809 51,618 57,763 115,526 173,289 346,578 404,341 808,682 1,213,023 and 2,426,046, with no remainder.

Since 2,426,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,426,046, 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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