Q: Is 11,973,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 11,973,872 is a composite number.

Why is 11,973,872 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 11,973,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 79 158 316 632 1,264 9,473 18,946 37,892 75,784 151,568 748,367 1,496,734 2,993,468 5,986,936 and 11,973,872, with no remainder.

Since 11,973,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,973,872, 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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