Q: Is 1,542,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,542,744 is a composite number.

Why is 1,542,744 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 1,542,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 252 504 3,061 6,122 9,183 12,244 18,366 21,427 24,488 27,549 36,732 42,854 55,098 64,281 73,464 85,708 110,196 128,562 171,416 192,843 220,392 257,124 385,686 514,248 771,372 and 1,542,744, with no remainder.

Since 1,542,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,542,744, 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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