Q: Is 1,142,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,142,946 is a composite number.

Why is 1,142,946 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 1,142,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 47 63 94 126 141 193 282 329 386 423 579 658 846 987 1,158 1,351 1,737 1,974 2,702 2,961 3,474 4,053 5,922 8,106 9,071 12,159 18,142 24,318 27,213 54,426 63,497 81,639 126,994 163,278 190,491 380,982 571,473 and 1,142,946, with no remainder.

Since 1,142,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,142,946, 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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