Q: Is 2,989,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,989,296 is a composite number.

Why is 2,989,296 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 2,989,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 20,759 41,518 62,277 83,036 124,554 166,072 186,831 249,108 332,144 373,662 498,216 747,324 996,432 1,494,648 and 2,989,296, with no remainder.

Since 2,989,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,989,296, 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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