Q: Is 1,242,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,552 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,552 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 1,242,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 2,251 4,502 6,753 9,004 13,506 18,008 27,012 51,773 54,024 103,546 155,319 207,092 310,638 414,184 621,276 and 1,242,552, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,552, 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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