Q: Is 1,496,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,142 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,142 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 1,496,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 1,933 3,866 5,799 11,598 17,397 34,794 83,119 166,238 249,357 498,714 748,071 and 1,496,142, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,142, 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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