Q: Is 1,206,255 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,206,255 is a composite number.

Why is 1,206,255 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 1,206,255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 47 59 87 141 145 177 235 295 435 705 885 1,363 1,711 2,773 4,089 5,133 6,815 8,319 8,555 13,865 20,445 25,665 41,595 80,417 241,251 402,085 and 1,206,255, with no remainder.

Since 1,206,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,206,255, 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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