Q: Is 1,428,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,428,642 is a composite number.

Why is 1,428,642 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 1,428,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 139 278 417 571 834 1,142 1,251 1,713 2,502 3,426 5,139 10,278 79,369 158,738 238,107 476,214 714,321 and 1,428,642, with no remainder.

Since 1,428,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,428,642, 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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