Q: Is 2,498,985 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,498,985 is a composite number.

Why is 2,498,985 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 2,498,985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 107 135 173 321 519 535 865 963 1,557 1,605 2,595 2,889 4,671 4,815 7,785 14,445 18,511 23,355 55,533 92,555 166,599 277,665 499,797 832,995 and 2,498,985, with no remainder.

Since 2,498,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498,985, 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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