Q: Is 972,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 972,020 is a composite number.

Why is 972,020 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 972,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 53 70 106 131 140 212 262 265 371 524 530 655 742 917 1,060 1,310 1,484 1,834 1,855 2,620 3,668 3,710 4,585 6,943 7,420 9,170 13,886 18,340 27,772 34,715 48,601 69,430 97,202 138,860 194,404 243,005 486,010 and 972,020, with no remainder.

Since 972,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,020, 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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