Q: Is 1,496,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,496,946 is a composite number.

Why is 1,496,946 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 1,496,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 37 66 74 111 222 407 613 814 1,221 1,226 1,839 2,442 3,678 6,743 13,486 20,229 22,681 40,458 45,362 68,043 136,086 249,491 498,982 748,473 and 1,496,946, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,946, 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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