Q: Is 2,457,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,457,238 is a composite number.

Why is 2,457,238 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 2,457,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 167 334 1,051 1,169 2,102 2,338 7,357 14,714 175,517 351,034 1,228,619 and 2,457,238, with no remainder.

Since 2,457,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,457,238, 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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