Q: Is 1,462,131 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,462,131 is a composite number.

Why is 1,462,131 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 1,462,131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 243 297 547 891 1,641 2,673 4,923 6,017 14,769 18,051 44,307 54,153 132,921 162,459 487,377 and 1,462,131, with no remainder.

Since 1,462,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,462,131, 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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