Q: Is 2,496,123 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,496,123 is a composite number.

Why is 2,496,123 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 2,496,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 47 63 141 189 281 329 423 843 987 1,269 1,967 2,529 2,961 5,901 7,587 8,883 13,207 17,703 39,621 53,109 92,449 118,863 277,347 356,589 832,041 and 2,496,123, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,123, 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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