Q: Is 1,421,052 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,421,052 is a composite number.

Why is 1,421,052 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 1,421,052 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 79 158 237 316 474 948 1,499 2,998 4,497 5,996 8,994 17,988 118,421 236,842 355,263 473,684 710,526 and 1,421,052, with no remainder.

Since 1,421,052 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,421,052, 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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