Q: Is 2,472,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,472,840 is a composite number.

Why is 2,472,840 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 2,472,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 6,869 13,738 20,607 27,476 34,345 41,214 54,952 61,821 68,690 82,428 103,035 123,642 137,380 164,856 206,070 247,284 274,760 309,105 412,140 494,568 618,210 824,280 1,236,420 and 2,472,840, with no remainder.

Since 2,472,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,472,840, 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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