Q: Is 1,579,123 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,579,123 is a composite number.

Why is 1,579,123 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 1,579,123 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 37 49 67 91 259 469 481 637 871 1,813 2,479 3,283 3,367 6,097 17,353 23,569 32,227 42,679 121,471 225,589 and 1,579,123, with no remainder.

Since 1,579,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,579,123, 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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