Q: Is 971,226 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 971,226 is a composite number.

Why is 971,226 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 971,226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 158 237 474 683 711 1,366 1,422 2,049 4,098 6,147 12,294 53,957 107,914 161,871 323,742 485,613 and 971,226, with no remainder.

Since 971,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,226, 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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