Q: Is 1,496,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,720 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,720 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 1,496,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 53 80 106 212 265 353 424 530 706 848 1,060 1,412 1,765 2,120 2,824 3,530 4,240 5,648 7,060 14,120 18,709 28,240 37,418 74,836 93,545 149,672 187,090 299,344 374,180 748,360 and 1,496,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,720, 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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