Q: Is 1,178,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,178,478 is a composite number.

Why is 1,178,478 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 1,178,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 47 63 94 126 141 199 282 329 398 423 597 658 846 987 1,194 1,393 1,791 1,974 2,786 2,961 3,582 4,179 5,922 8,358 9,353 12,537 18,706 25,074 28,059 56,118 65,471 84,177 130,942 168,354 196,413 392,826 589,239 and 1,178,478, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,478, 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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