Q: Is 2,428,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,428,740 is a composite number.

Why is 2,428,740 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 2,428,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 103 131 180 206 262 309 393 412 515 524 618 655 786 927 1,030 1,179 1,236 1,310 1,545 1,572 1,854 1,965 2,060 2,358 2,620 3,090 3,708 3,930 4,635 4,716 5,895 6,180 7,860 9,270 11,790 13,493 18,540 23,580 26,986 40,479 53,972 67,465 80,958 121,437 134,930 161,916 202,395 242,874 269,860 404,790 485,748 607,185 809,580 1,214,370 and 2,428,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,428,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,428,740, 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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