Q: Is 2,959,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,959,240 is a composite number.

Why is 2,959,240 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 2,959,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 167 334 443 668 835 886 1,336 1,670 1,772 2,215 3,340 3,544 4,430 6,680 8,860 17,720 73,981 147,962 295,924 369,905 591,848 739,810 1,479,620 and 2,959,240, with no remainder.

Since 2,959,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,959,240, 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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