Q: Is 1,277,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,277,988 is a composite number.

Why is 1,277,988 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 1,277,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 281 379 562 758 843 1,124 1,137 1,516 1,686 2,274 3,372 4,548 106,499 212,998 319,497 425,996 638,994 and 1,277,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,277,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,277,988, 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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