Q: Is 1,072,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,072,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,072,872 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 1,072,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 4,967 9,934 14,901 19,868 29,802 39,736 44,703 59,604 89,406 119,208 134,109 178,812 268,218 357,624 536,436 and 1,072,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,072,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,072,872, 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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