Q: Is 1,242,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,242,608 is a composite number.

Why is 1,242,608 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 1,242,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 296 592 2,099 4,198 8,396 16,792 33,584 77,663 155,326 310,652 621,304 and 1,242,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,242,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,242,608, 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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