Q: Is 1,005,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,005,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,005,972 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 1,005,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 7,621 15,242 22,863 30,484 45,726 83,831 91,452 167,662 251,493 335,324 502,986 and 1,005,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,972, 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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