Q: Is 1,726,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,726,242 is a composite number.

Why is 1,726,242 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 1,726,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 322 483 966 1,787 3,574 5,361 10,722 12,509 25,018 37,527 41,101 75,054 82,202 123,303 246,606 287,707 575,414 863,121 and 1,726,242, with no remainder.

Since 1,726,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,726,242, 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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