Q: Is 1,009,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,009,974 is a composite number.

Why is 1,009,974 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 1,009,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 139 173 278 346 417 519 834 973 1,038 1,211 1,946 2,422 2,919 3,633 5,838 7,266 24,047 48,094 72,141 144,282 168,329 336,658 504,987 and 1,009,974, with no remainder.

Since 1,009,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,009,974, 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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