Q: Is 1,491,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,491,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,491,972 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 1,491,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 101 202 303 404 606 1,212 1,231 2,462 3,693 4,924 7,386 14,772 124,331 248,662 372,993 497,324 745,986 and 1,491,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,491,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,491,972, 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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