Q: Is 2,478,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,478,980 is a composite number.

Why is 2,478,980 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 2,478,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 17,707 35,414 70,828 88,535 123,949 177,070 247,898 354,140 495,796 619,745 1,239,490 and 2,478,980, with no remainder.

Since 2,478,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,478,980, 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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