Q: Is 1,342,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,342,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,342,872 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 1,342,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 6,217 12,434 18,651 24,868 37,302 49,736 55,953 74,604 111,906 149,208 167,859 223,812 335,718 447,624 671,436 and 1,342,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,342,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,342,872, 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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