Q: Is 1,143,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,143,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,143,972 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 1,143,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 43 86 129 172 258 387 516 739 774 1,478 1,548 2,217 2,956 4,434 6,651 8,868 13,302 26,604 31,777 63,554 95,331 127,108 190,662 285,993 381,324 571,986 and 1,143,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,143,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,143,972, 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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