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1,000,000 (one million) is a natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. It is written as 10^6 in scientific notation and is often abbreviated as "M" in the metric system.

Mathematical Properties

One million is a composite number and has the following prime factorization: \[ 1,000,000 = 2^6 \times 5^6 \]

It has 49 divisors including 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, 128, 160, 200, 250, 256, 320, 400, 500, 625, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1280, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3125, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6250, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12500, 16000, 20000, 25000, 50000, 100000, 200000, 500000, and 1,000,000.

In Different Number Systems

• In binary, one million is represented as 11110100001001000000_2.
• In hexadecimal, it is represented as F4240_16.
• In Roman numerals, one million is written as M̅ (a bar over the M indicates multiplication by 1,000).

Cultural Significance

The concept of one million is often used to denote a large quantity. It is frequently used in contexts such as:

• Population: Cities with populations exceeding one million are often considered major metropolitan areas.
• Finance: A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency.
• Science: In astronomy, distances and sizes are often measured in millions of kilometers or miles.

Related Pages

• Number
• Scientific notation
• Metric system
• Composite number
• Prime factorization
• Binary number
• Hexadecimal
• Roman numerals
• Population
• Finance
• Astronomy

See Also

• Millionaire
• Billion
• Trillion
• Large numbers