Q: Is 2,472,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,472,040 is a composite number.

Why is 2,472,040 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 2,472,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 920 2,687 5,374 10,748 13,435 21,496 26,870 53,740 61,801 107,480 123,602 247,204 309,005 494,408 618,010 1,236,020 and 2,472,040, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,040, 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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