Q: Is 1,196,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,196,724 is a composite number.

Why is 1,196,724 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 1,196,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 3,217 6,434 9,651 12,868 19,302 38,604 99,727 199,454 299,181 398,908 598,362 and 1,196,724, with no remainder.

Since 1,196,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,196,724, 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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