Q: Is 1,496,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,240 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,240 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 1,496,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 59 80 118 236 295 317 472 590 634 944 1,180 1,268 1,585 2,360 2,536 3,170 4,720 5,072 6,340 12,680 18,703 25,360 37,406 74,812 93,515 149,624 187,030 299,248 374,060 748,120 and 1,496,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,240, 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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