Q: Is 1,146,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,146,456 is a composite number.

Why is 1,146,456 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 1,146,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 15,923 31,846 47,769 63,692 95,538 127,384 143,307 191,076 286,614 382,152 573,228 and 1,146,456, with no remainder.

Since 1,146,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,146,456, 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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