Q: Is 1,179,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,740 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,740 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 1,179,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 61 122 244 305 610 967 1,220 1,934 3,868 4,835 9,670 19,340 58,987 117,974 235,948 294,935 589,870 and 1,179,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,740, 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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