Q: Is 1,196,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,196,740 is a composite number.

Why is 1,196,740 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 1,196,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 53 106 212 265 530 1,060 1,129 2,258 4,516 5,645 11,290 22,580 59,837 119,674 239,348 299,185 598,370 and 1,196,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,196,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,196,740, 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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