Q: Is 1,146,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,146,252 is a composite number.

Why is 1,146,252 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 1,146,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 1,619 3,238 4,857 6,476 9,714 19,428 95,521 191,042 286,563 382,084 573,126 and 1,146,252, with no remainder.

Since 1,146,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,146,252, 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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