Q: Is 1,179,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,372 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,372 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 1,179,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 3,389 6,778 10,167 13,556 20,334 40,668 98,281 196,562 294,843 393,124 589,686 and 1,179,372, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,372, 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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