Q: Is 1,538,802 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,538,802 is a composite number.

Why is 1,538,802 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 1,538,802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 53 106 159 318 477 954 1,613 3,226 4,839 9,678 14,517 29,034 85,489 170,978 256,467 512,934 769,401 and 1,538,802, with no remainder.

Since 1,538,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,538,802, 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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