Q: Is 2,462,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,462,960 is a composite number.

Why is 2,462,960 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 2,462,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 340 680 1,360 1,811 3,622 7,244 9,055 14,488 18,110 28,976 30,787 36,220 61,574 72,440 123,148 144,880 153,935 246,296 307,870 492,592 615,740 1,231,480 and 2,462,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,462,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,462,960, 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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