Q: Is 2,472,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,472,260 is a composite number.

Why is 2,472,260 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 2,472,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 17,659 35,318 70,636 88,295 123,613 176,590 247,226 353,180 494,452 618,065 1,236,130 and 2,472,260, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,260, 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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