Q: Is 2,497,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,497,240 is a composite number.

Why is 2,497,240 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 2,497,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 149 298 419 596 745 838 1,192 1,490 1,676 2,095 2,980 3,352 4,190 5,960 8,380 16,760 62,431 124,862 249,724 312,155 499,448 624,310 1,248,620 and 2,497,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,497,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,497,240, 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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