Q: Is 1,538,901 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,538,901 is a composite number.

Why is 1,538,901 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 1,538,901 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 39 63 91 117 273 819 1,879 5,637 13,153 16,911 24,427 39,459 73,281 118,377 170,989 219,843 512,967 and 1,538,901, with no remainder.

Since 1,538,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,538,901, 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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