Q: Is 2,426,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,426,240 is a composite number.

Why is 2,426,240 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 2,426,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 160 170 223 272 320 340 446 544 640 680 892 1,088 1,115 1,360 1,784 2,176 2,230 2,720 3,568 3,791 4,460 5,440 7,136 7,582 8,920 10,880 14,272 15,164 17,840 18,955 28,544 30,328 35,680 37,910 60,656 71,360 75,820 121,312 142,720 151,640 242,624 303,280 485,248 606,560 1,213,120 and 2,426,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,426,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,426,240, 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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