Q: Is 970,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 970,970 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 970,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 13 14 22 26 35 55 65 70 77 91 97 110 130 143 154 182 194 286 385 455 485 679 715 770 910 970 1,001 1,067 1,261 1,358 1,430 2,002 2,134 2,522 3,395 5,005 5,335 6,305 6,790 7,469 8,827 10,010 10,670 12,610 13,871 14,938 17,654 27,742 37,345 44,135 69,355 74,690 88,270 97,097 138,710 194,194 485,485 and 970,970, with no remainder.

Since 970,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 970,970, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).