Q: Is 1,202,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,202,538 is a composite number.

Why is 1,202,538 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 1,202,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 59 79 86 118 129 158 177 237 258 354 474 2,537 3,397 4,661 5,074 6,794 7,611 9,322 10,191 13,983 15,222 20,382 27,966 200,423 400,846 601,269 and 1,202,538, with no remainder.

Since 1,202,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,202,538, 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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