Q: Is 1,540,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,540,242 is a composite number.

Why is 1,540,242 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 1,540,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 594 2,593 5,186 7,779 15,558 23,337 28,523 46,674 57,046 70,011 85,569 140,022 171,138 256,707 513,414 770,121 and 1,540,242, with no remainder.

Since 1,540,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,540,242, 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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