Q: Is 1,242,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,462 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,462 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 1,242,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 78 102 221 442 663 937 1,326 1,874 2,811 5,622 12,181 15,929 24,362 31,858 36,543 47,787 73,086 95,574 207,077 414,154 621,231 and 1,242,462, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,462, 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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