Q: Is 2,498,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,498,740 is a composite number.

Why is 2,498,740 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 2,498,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 101 202 404 505 1,010 1,237 2,020 2,474 4,948 6,185 12,370 24,740 124,937 249,874 499,748 624,685 1,249,370 and 2,498,740, with no remainder.

Since 2,498,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,740, 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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