Q: Is 971,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 971,700 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 971,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 50 60 75 79 82 100 123 150 158 164 205 237 246 300 316 395 410 474 492 615 790 820 948 1,025 1,185 1,230 1,580 1,975 2,050 2,370 2,460 3,075 3,239 3,950 4,100 4,740 5,925 6,150 6,478 7,900 9,717 11,850 12,300 12,956 16,195 19,434 23,700 32,390 38,868 48,585 64,780 80,975 97,170 161,950 194,340 242,925 323,900 485,850 and 971,700, with no remainder.

Since 971,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,700, 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).