Q: Is 2,478,258 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,478,258 is a composite number.

Why is 2,478,258 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 2,478,258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 131 262 393 786 1,051 1,179 2,102 2,358 3,153 6,306 9,459 18,918 137,681 275,362 413,043 826,086 1,239,129 and 2,478,258, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,258, 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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