Q: Is 2,440,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,440,542 is a composite number.

Why is 2,440,542 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 2,440,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 67 78 134 201 402 467 871 934 1,401 1,742 2,613 2,802 5,226 6,071 12,142 18,213 31,289 36,426 62,578 93,867 187,734 406,757 813,514 1,220,271 and 2,440,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,542, 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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