Q: Is 1,997,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,997,496 is a composite number.

Why is 1,997,496 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 1,997,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 27,743 55,486 83,229 110,972 166,458 221,944 249,687 332,916 499,374 665,832 998,748 and 1,997,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,997,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,997,496, 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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