Q: Is 1,242,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,432 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,432 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 1,242,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 192 216 288 432 576 719 864 1,438 1,728 2,157 2,876 4,314 5,752 6,471 8,628 11,504 12,942 17,256 19,413 23,008 25,884 34,512 38,826 46,016 51,768 69,024 77,652 103,536 138,048 155,304 207,072 310,608 414,144 621,216 and 1,242,432, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,432, 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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