Q: Is 798,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 798,972 is a composite number.

Why is 798,972 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 798,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 278 417 479 556 834 958 1,437 1,668 1,916 2,874 5,748 66,581 133,162 199,743 266,324 399,486 and 798,972, with no remainder.

Since 798,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 798,972, 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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