Q: Is 1,496,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,740 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,740 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 1,496,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 10,691 21,382 42,764 53,455 74,837 106,910 149,674 213,820 299,348 374,185 748,370 and 1,496,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,740, 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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