Q: Is 2,988,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,988,498 is a composite number.

Why is 2,988,498 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 2,988,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 83 102 166 249 353 498 706 1,059 1,411 2,118 2,822 4,233 6,001 8,466 12,002 18,003 29,299 36,006 58,598 87,897 175,794 498,083 996,166 1,494,249 and 2,988,498, with no remainder.

Since 2,988,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,988,498, 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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