Q: Is 1,401,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,401,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,401,872 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 1,401,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 82 164 328 656 2,137 4,274 8,548 17,096 34,192 87,617 175,234 350,468 700,936 and 1,401,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,401,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,401,872, 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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