Q: Is 1,257,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,257,740 is a composite number.

Why is 1,257,740 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 1,257,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 5,717 11,434 22,868 28,585 57,170 62,887 114,340 125,774 251,548 314,435 628,870 and 1,257,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,740, 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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