Q: Is 1,496,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,872 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 1,496,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 37 52 74 104 148 296 389 481 778 962 1,556 1,924 3,112 3,848 5,057 10,114 14,393 20,228 28,786 40,456 57,572 115,144 187,109 374,218 748,436 and 1,496,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,872, 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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