Q: Is 1,421,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,421,540 is a composite number.

Why is 1,421,540 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 1,421,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 37 68 74 85 113 148 170 185 226 340 370 452 565 629 740 1,130 1,258 1,921 2,260 2,516 3,145 3,842 4,181 6,290 7,684 8,362 9,605 12,580 16,724 19,210 20,905 38,420 41,810 71,077 83,620 142,154 284,308 355,385 710,770 and 1,421,540, with no remainder.

Since 1,421,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,421,540, 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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