Q: Is 2,472,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,472,744 is a composite number.

Why is 2,472,744 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 2,472,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 197 394 523 591 788 1,046 1,182 1,569 1,576 2,092 2,364 3,138 4,184 4,728 6,276 12,552 103,031 206,062 309,093 412,124 618,186 824,248 1,236,372 and 2,472,744, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,744, 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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