Q: Is 1,497,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,497,972 is a composite number.

Why is 1,497,972 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 1,497,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 51 68 84 102 119 204 238 357 476 714 1,049 1,428 2,098 3,147 4,196 6,294 7,343 12,588 14,686 17,833 22,029 29,372 35,666 44,058 53,499 71,332 88,116 106,998 124,831 213,996 249,662 374,493 499,324 748,986 and 1,497,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,972, 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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