Q: Is 1,540,938 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,540,938 is a composite number.

Why is 1,540,938 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 1,540,938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 1,931 3,862 5,793 11,586 13,517 27,034 36,689 40,551 73,378 81,102 110,067 220,134 256,823 513,646 770,469 and 1,540,938, with no remainder.

Since 1,540,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,540,938, 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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