Q: Is 1,272,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,272,042 is a composite number.

Why is 1,272,042 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 1,272,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 4,157 8,314 12,471 24,942 37,413 70,669 74,826 141,338 212,007 424,014 636,021 and 1,272,042, with no remainder.

Since 1,272,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272,042, 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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