Q: Is 897,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 897,498 is a composite number.

Why is 897,498 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 897,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 102 119 126 153 238 306 357 419 714 838 1,071 1,257 2,142 2,514 2,933 3,771 5,866 7,123 7,542 8,799 14,246 17,598 21,369 26,397 42,738 49,861 52,794 64,107 99,722 128,214 149,583 299,166 448,749 and 897,498, with no remainder.

Since 897,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 897,498, 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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