Q: Is 1,178,879 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,178,879 is a composite number.

Why is 1,178,879 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 1,178,879 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 53 59 377 689 767 1,537 1,711 3,127 19,981 22,243 40,651 90,683 and 1,178,879, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,879, 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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