Q: Is 2,531,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,531,248 is a composite number.

Why is 2,531,248 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 2,531,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 281 562 563 1,124 1,126 2,248 2,252 4,496 4,504 9,008 158,203 316,406 632,812 1,265,624 and 2,531,248, with no remainder.

Since 2,531,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,531,248, 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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