Q: Is 796,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 796,978 is a composite number.

Why is 796,978 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 796,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 29 58 91 151 182 203 302 377 406 754 1,057 1,963 2,114 2,639 3,926 4,379 5,278 8,758 13,741 27,482 30,653 56,927 61,306 113,854 398,489 and 796,978, with no remainder.

Since 796,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 796,978, 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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