Q: Is 1,278,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,278,948 is a composite number.

Why is 1,278,948 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 1,278,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 9,689 19,378 29,067 38,756 58,134 106,579 116,268 213,158 319,737 426,316 639,474 and 1,278,948, with no remainder.

Since 1,278,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,278,948, 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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