1538

1,538 is an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.

What does the number 1538 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 4 divisors.

1538 is an even composite number. It is composed of two distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of four divisors.

Prime factorization of 1538:

2 × 769

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 1538 from the Numbermatics database.


Names of 1538

  • Cardinal: 1538 can be written as One thousand, five hundred thirty-eight.

Scientific notation

  • Scientific notation: 1.538 × 103

Factors of 1538

  • Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 2
  • Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 2
  • Sum of prime factors: 771

Divisors of 1538

  • Number of divisors d(n): 4
  • Complete list of divisors:
  • Sum of all divisors σ(n): 2310
  • Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 772
  • 1538 is a deficient number, because the sum of its proper divisors (772) is less than itself. Its deficiency is 766

Bases of 1538

  • Binary: 110000000102
  • Hexadecimal: 0x602
  • Base-36: 16Q

Squares and roots of 1538

  • 1538 squared (15382) is 2365444
  • 1538 cubed (15383) is 3638052872
  • The square root of 1538 is 39.2173431023
  • The cube root of 1538 is 11.5430022017

Scales and comparisons

How big is 1538?
  • 1,538 seconds is equal to 25 minutes, 38 seconds.
  • To count from 1 to 1,538 would take you about twenty-five minutes.

    This is a very rough estimate, based on a speaking rate of half a second every third order of magnitude. If you speak quickly, you could probably say any randomly-chosen number between one and a thousand in around half a second. Very big numbers obviously take longer to say, so we add half a second for every extra x1000. (We do not count involuntary pauses, bathroom breaks or the necessity of sleep in our calculation!)

  • A cube with a volume of 1538 cubic inches would be around 1 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 1538

  • 1538 backwards is 8351
  • The number of decimal digits it has is: 4
  • The sum of 1538's digits is 17
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