Q: Is 1,242,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,440 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,440 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 1,242,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 89 178 349 356 445 698 712 890 1,396 1,745 1,780 2,792 3,490 3,560 6,980 13,960 31,061 62,122 124,244 155,305 248,488 310,610 621,220 and 1,242,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,440, 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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