Q: Is 960,579 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 960,579 is a composite number.

Why is 960,579 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 960,579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 59 67 81 177 201 243 531 603 1,593 1,809 3,953 4,779 5,427 11,859 14,337 16,281 35,577 106,731 320,193 and 960,579, with no remainder.

Since 960,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 960,579, 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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