Q: Is 2,471,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,471,724 is a composite number.

Why is 2,471,724 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 2,471,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 68,659 137,318 205,977 274,636 411,954 617,931 823,908 1,235,862 and 2,471,724, with no remainder.

Since 2,471,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,471,724, 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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