Q: Is 1,179,828 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,179,828 is a composite number.

Why is 1,179,828 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 1,179,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 2,521 5,042 7,563 10,084 15,126 22,689 30,252 32,773 45,378 65,546 90,756 98,319 131,092 196,638 294,957 393,276 589,914 and 1,179,828, with no remainder.

Since 1,179,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,179,828, 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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