Q: Is 2,509,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,509,542 is a composite number.

Why is 2,509,542 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 2,509,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 1,134 2,213 4,426 6,639 13,278 15,491 19,917 30,982 39,834 46,473 59,751 92,946 119,502 139,419 179,253 278,838 358,506 418,257 836,514 1,254,771 and 2,509,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,509,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,509,542, 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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