Q: Is 1,179,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,042 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,042 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 1,179,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 47 74 94 111 113 141 222 226 282 339 678 1,739 3,478 4,181 5,217 5,311 8,362 10,434 10,622 12,543 15,933 25,086 31,866 196,507 393,014 589,521 and 1,179,042, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,042, 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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