Q: Is 1,470,987 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,470,987 is a composite number.

Why is 1,470,987 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 1,470,987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 43 63 129 181 189 301 387 543 903 1,161 1,267 1,629 2,709 3,801 4,887 7,783 8,127 11,403 23,349 34,209 54,481 70,047 163,443 210,141 490,329 and 1,470,987, with no remainder.

Since 1,470,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,470,987, 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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