Q: Is 1,496,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,272 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,272 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 1,496,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 5,501 11,002 22,004 44,008 88,016 93,517 187,034 374,068 748,136 and 1,496,272, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,272, 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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