Q: Is 1,173,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,173,872 is a composite number.

Why is 1,173,872 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 1,173,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 47 56 94 112 188 223 329 376 446 658 752 892 1,316 1,561 1,784 2,632 3,122 3,568 5,264 6,244 10,481 12,488 20,962 24,976 41,924 73,367 83,848 146,734 167,696 293,468 586,936 and 1,173,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,173,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,173,872, 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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