Q: Is 1,238,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,238,172 is a composite number.

Why is 1,238,172 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 1,238,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 7,937 15,874 23,811 31,748 47,622 95,244 103,181 206,362 309,543 412,724 619,086 and 1,238,172, with no remainder.

Since 1,238,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,238,172, 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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