Q: Is 2,496,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,496,240 is a composite number.

Why is 2,496,240 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 2,496,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 3,467 6,934 10,401 13,868 17,335 20,802 27,736 31,203 34,670 41,604 52,005 55,472 62,406 69,340 83,208 104,010 124,812 138,680 156,015 166,416 208,020 249,624 277,360 312,030 416,040 499,248 624,060 832,080 1,248,120 and 2,496,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,240, 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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