Q: Is 1,236,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,236,942 is a composite number.

Why is 1,236,942 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 1,236,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 9,817 19,634 29,451 58,902 68,719 88,353 137,438 176,706 206,157 412,314 618,471 and 1,236,942, with no remainder.

Since 1,236,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,236,942, 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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