Q: Is 2,506,494 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,506,494 is a composite number.

Why is 2,506,494 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 2,506,494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 41 46 69 82 123 138 246 443 886 943 1,329 1,886 2,658 2,829 5,658 10,189 18,163 20,378 30,567 36,326 54,489 61,134 108,978 417,749 835,498 1,253,247 and 2,506,494, with no remainder.

Since 2,506,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,506,494, 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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