Q: Is 1,427,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,427,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,427,972 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 1,427,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 182 364 3,923 7,846 15,692 27,461 50,999 54,922 101,998 109,844 203,996 356,993 713,986 and 1,427,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,427,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,427,972, 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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