Q: Is 1,179,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,648 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,648 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 1,179,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,024 1,152 1,536 2,048 2,304 3,072 4,096 4,608 6,144 8,192 9,216 12,288 16,384 18,432 24,576 32,768 36,864 49,152 65,536 73,728 98,304 131,072 147,456 196,608 294,912 393,216 589,824 and 1,179,648, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,648, 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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