Q: Is 1,427,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,427,472 is a composite number.

Why is 1,427,472 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 1,427,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 36 46 48 69 72 92 138 144 184 207 276 368 414 431 552 828 862 1,104 1,293 1,656 1,724 2,586 3,312 3,448 3,879 5,172 6,896 7,758 9,913 10,344 15,516 19,826 20,688 29,739 31,032 39,652 59,478 62,064 79,304 89,217 118,956 158,608 178,434 237,912 356,868 475,824 713,736 and 1,427,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,427,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,427,472, 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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