Q: Is 1,559,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,559,142 is a composite number.

Why is 1,559,142 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 1,559,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 2,221 4,442 6,663 13,326 19,989 28,873 39,978 57,746 59,967 86,619 119,934 173,238 259,857 519,714 779,571 and 1,559,142, with no remainder.

Since 1,559,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,559,142, 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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