Q: Is 1,278,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,278,740 is a composite number.

Why is 1,278,740 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 1,278,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 3,761 7,522 15,044 18,805 37,610 63,937 75,220 127,874 255,748 319,685 639,370 and 1,278,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,278,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,278,740, 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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