Q: Is 2,987,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,987,508 is a composite number.

Why is 2,987,508 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 2,987,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 94 141 188 282 564 5,297 10,594 15,891 21,188 31,782 63,564 248,959 497,918 746,877 995,836 1,493,754 and 2,987,508, with no remainder.

Since 2,987,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,987,508, 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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