Q: Is 1,478,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,478,542 is a composite number.

Why is 1,478,542 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 1,478,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 41 73 82 146 247 494 533 779 949 1,066 1,387 1,558 1,898 2,774 2,993 5,986 10,127 18,031 20,254 36,062 38,909 56,867 77,818 113,734 739,271 and 1,478,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,478,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,478,542, 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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