Q: Is 1,420,983 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,420,983 is a composite number.

Why is 1,420,983 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 1,420,983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 81 159 331 477 993 1,431 2,979 4,293 8,937 17,543 26,811 52,629 157,887 473,661 and 1,420,983, with no remainder.

Since 1,420,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,420,983, 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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