Q: Is 678,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 678,972 is a composite number.

Why is 678,972 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 678,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 59 84 118 137 177 236 274 354 411 413 548 708 822 826 959 1,239 1,644 1,652 1,918 2,478 2,877 3,836 4,956 5,754 8,083 11,508 16,166 24,249 32,332 48,498 56,581 96,996 113,162 169,743 226,324 339,486 and 678,972, with no remainder.

Since 678,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 678,972, 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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