Q: Is 1,427,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,427,824 is a composite number.

Why is 1,427,824 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 1,427,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 233 383 466 766 932 1,532 1,864 3,064 3,728 6,128 89,239 178,478 356,956 713,912 and 1,427,824, with no remainder.

Since 1,427,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,427,824, 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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