Q: Is 1,721,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,721,248 is a composite number.

Why is 1,721,248 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 1,721,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 76 149 152 298 304 361 596 608 722 1,192 1,444 2,384 2,831 2,888 4,768 5,662 5,776 11,324 11,552 22,648 45,296 53,789 90,592 107,578 215,156 430,312 860,624 and 1,721,248, with no remainder.

Since 1,721,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,721,248, 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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