Q: Is 1,271,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,271,738 is a composite number.

Why is 1,271,738 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 1,271,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 41 82 533 1,066 1,193 2,386 15,509 31,018 48,913 97,826 635,869 and 1,271,738, with no remainder.

Since 1,271,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,271,738, 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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