Q: Is 1,478,655 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,478,655 is a composite number.

Why is 1,478,655 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 1,478,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 243 405 1,215 1,217 3,651 6,085 10,953 18,255 32,859 54,765 98,577 164,295 295,731 492,885 and 1,478,655, with no remainder.

Since 1,478,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,478,655, 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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