Q: Is 2,981,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,981,972 is a composite number.

Why is 2,981,972 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 2,981,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 281 379 562 758 1,124 1,516 1,967 2,653 3,934 5,306 7,868 10,612 106,499 212,998 425,996 745,493 1,490,986 and 2,981,972, with no remainder.

Since 2,981,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,981,972, 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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