Q: Is 2,488,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,488,542 is a composite number.

Why is 2,488,542 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 2,488,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 193 307 386 579 614 921 1,158 1,351 1,842 2,149 2,702 4,053 4,298 6,447 8,106 12,894 59,251 118,502 177,753 355,506 414,757 829,514 1,244,271 and 2,488,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,488,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,488,542, 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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