Q: Is 1,587,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,587,942 is a composite number.

Why is 1,587,942 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 1,587,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 846 1,877 3,754 5,631 11,262 16,893 33,786 88,219 176,438 264,657 529,314 793,971 and 1,587,942, with no remainder.

Since 1,587,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,587,942, 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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