Q: Is 1,297,989 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,297,989 is a composite number.

Why is 1,297,989 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 1,297,989 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 33 63 77 99 231 693 1,873 5,619 13,111 16,857 20,603 39,333 61,809 117,999 144,221 185,427 432,663 and 1,297,989, with no remainder.

Since 1,297,989 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,297,989, 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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