Q: Is 2,478,915 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,478,915 is a composite number.

Why is 2,478,915 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 2,478,915 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 31 45 93 155 279 465 1,395 1,777 5,331 8,885 15,993 26,655 55,087 79,965 165,261 275,435 495,783 826,305 and 2,478,915, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,915 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,915, 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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