Q: Is 2,477,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,477,240 is a composite number.

Why is 2,477,240 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 2,477,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 3,643 7,286 14,572 18,215 29,144 36,430 61,931 72,860 123,862 145,720 247,724 309,655 495,448 619,310 1,238,620 and 2,477,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,477,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,477,240, 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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