Q: Is 2,496,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,496,948 is a composite number.

Why is 2,496,948 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 2,496,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 251 502 753 829 1,004 1,506 1,658 2,487 3,012 3,316 4,974 9,948 208,079 416,158 624,237 832,316 1,248,474 and 2,496,948, with no remainder.

Since 2,496,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496,948, 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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