Q: Is 1,142,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,142,876 is a composite number.

Why is 1,142,876 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 1,142,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 68 98 119 196 238 343 476 686 833 1,372 1,666 2,401 3,332 4,802 5,831 9,604 11,662 16,807 23,324 33,614 40,817 67,228 81,634 163,268 285,719 571,438 and 1,142,876, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,876, 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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