Q: Is 1,172,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,172,720 is a composite number.

Why is 1,172,720 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 1,172,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 107 137 214 274 428 535 548 685 856 1,070 1,096 1,370 1,712 2,140 2,192 2,740 4,280 5,480 8,560 10,960 14,659 29,318 58,636 73,295 117,272 146,590 234,544 293,180 586,360 and 1,172,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,172,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,172,720, 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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