Q: Is 1,097,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,097,216 is a composite number.

Why is 1,097,216 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 1,097,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 2,143 4,286 8,572 17,144 34,288 68,576 137,152 274,304 548,608 and 1,097,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,097,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,097,216, 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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