Q: Is 1,249,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,249,542 is a composite number.

Why is 1,249,542 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 1,249,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 47 63 94 126 141 211 282 329 422 423 633 658 846 987 1,266 1,477 1,899 1,974 2,954 2,961 3,798 4,431 5,922 8,862 9,917 13,293 19,834 26,586 29,751 59,502 69,419 89,253 138,838 178,506 208,257 416,514 624,771 and 1,249,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,249,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,249,542, 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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