Q: Is 1,426,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,426,424 is a composite number.

Why is 1,426,424 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 1,426,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 61 74 79 122 148 158 244 296 316 488 632 2,257 2,923 4,514 4,819 5,846 9,028 9,638 11,692 18,056 19,276 23,384 38,552 178,303 356,606 713,212 and 1,426,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,426,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,426,424, 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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