Q: Is 971,190 a Composite Number?

Why is 971,190 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 971,190 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 30 33 45 54 55 66 81 90 99 109 110 135 162 165 198 218 270 297 327 330 405 495 545 594 654 810 891 981 990 1,090 1,199 1,485 1,635 1,782 1,962 2,398 2,943 2,970 3,270 3,597 4,455 4,905 5,886 5,995 7,194 8,829 8,910 9,810 10,791 11,990 14,715 17,658 17,985 21,582 29,430 32,373 35,970 44,145 53,955 64,746 88,290 97,119 107,910 161,865 194,238 323,730 485,595 and 971,190, with no remainder.

Since 971,190 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,190, 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).