Q: Is 2,472,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,472,072 is a composite number.

Why is 2,472,072 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 2,472,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 73 83 102 136 146 166 204 219 249 292 332 408 438 498 584 664 876 996 1,241 1,411 1,752 1,992 2,482 2,822 3,723 4,233 4,964 5,644 6,059 7,446 8,466 9,928 11,288 12,118 14,892 16,932 18,177 24,236 29,784 33,864 36,354 48,472 72,708 103,003 145,416 206,006 309,009 412,012 618,018 824,024 1,236,036 and 2,472,072, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,072, 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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