Q: Is 1,497,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,497,260 is a composite number.

Why is 1,497,260 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 1,497,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 43 86 172 215 430 860 1,741 3,482 6,964 8,705 17,410 34,820 74,863 149,726 299,452 374,315 748,630 and 1,497,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,260, 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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