Q: Is 1,199,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,199,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,199,872 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 1,199,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 64 86 109 128 172 218 256 344 436 688 872 1,376 1,744 2,752 3,488 4,687 5,504 6,976 9,374 11,008 13,952 18,748 27,904 37,496 74,992 149,984 299,968 599,936 and 1,199,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,199,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,199,872, 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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