Q: Is 1,172,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,172,724 is a composite number.

Why is 1,172,724 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 1,172,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 69 84 92 138 161 276 322 483 607 644 966 1,214 1,821 1,932 2,428 3,642 4,249 7,284 8,498 12,747 13,961 16,996 25,494 27,922 41,883 50,988 55,844 83,766 97,727 167,532 195,454 293,181 390,908 586,362 and 1,172,724, with no remainder.

Since 1,172,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,172,724, 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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