Q: Is 2,478,949 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,478,949 is a composite number.

Why is 2,478,949 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 2,478,949 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 29 209 319 409 551 4,499 6,061 7,771 11,861 85,481 130,471 225,359 and 2,478,949, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,949 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,949, 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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