Q: Is 1,242,003 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,003 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,003 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 1,242,003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 71 119 147 213 343 357 497 833 1,029 1,207 1,491 2,499 3,479 3,621 5,831 8,449 10,437 17,493 24,353 25,347 59,143 73,059 177,429 414,001 and 1,242,003, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,003, 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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