Q: Is 917,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 917,960 is a composite number.

Why is 917,960 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 917,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 53 106 212 265 424 433 530 866 1,060 1,732 2,120 2,165 3,464 4,330 8,660 17,320 22,949 45,898 91,796 114,745 183,592 229,490 458,980 and 917,960, with no remainder.

Since 917,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 917,960, 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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