Q: Is 1,253,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,253,142 is a composite number.

Why is 1,253,142 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 1,253,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 6,329 12,658 18,987 37,974 56,961 69,619 113,922 139,238 208,857 417,714 626,571 and 1,253,142, with no remainder.

Since 1,253,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,253,142, 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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