Q: Is 1,087,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,087,978 is a composite number.

Why is 1,087,978 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 1,087,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 28,631 57,262 543,989 and 1,087,978, with no remainder.

Since 1,087,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,087,978, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 1,087,9761,087,9771,087,9791,087,980
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 1,087,978:


Ask a Question