Q: Is 2,431,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,431,242 is a composite number.

Why is 2,431,242 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 2,431,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 4,093 8,186 12,279 24,558 36,837 45,023 73,674 90,046 110,511 135,069 221,022 270,138 405,207 810,414 1,215,621 and 2,431,242, with no remainder.

Since 2,431,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,431,242, 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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