Q: Is 2,490,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,490,978 is a composite number.

Why is 2,490,978 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 2,490,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 127 254 381 467 762 889 934 1,401 1,778 2,667 2,802 3,269 5,334 6,538 9,807 19,614 59,309 118,618 177,927 355,854 415,163 830,326 1,245,489 and 2,490,978, with no remainder.

Since 2,490,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,490,978, 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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