Q: Is 1,496,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,852 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,852 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 1,496,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 343 686 1,091 1,372 2,182 4,364 7,637 15,274 30,548 53,459 106,918 213,836 374,213 748,426 and 1,496,852, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,852, 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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