Q: Is 1,209,879 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,209,879 is a composite number.

Why is 1,209,879 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 1,209,879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 101 121 303 363 909 1,089 1,111 1,331 3,333 3,993 9,999 11,979 12,221 36,663 109,989 134,431 403,293 and 1,209,879, with no remainder.

Since 1,209,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,209,879, 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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