Q: Is 972,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 972,230 is a composite number.

Why is 972,230 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 972,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 19 34 35 38 43 70 85 86 95 119 133 170 190 215 238 266 301 323 430 595 602 646 665 731 817 1,190 1,330 1,462 1,505 1,615 1,634 2,261 3,010 3,230 3,655 4,085 4,522 5,117 5,719 7,310 8,170 10,234 11,305 11,438 13,889 22,610 25,585 27,778 28,595 51,170 57,190 69,445 97,223 138,890 194,446 486,115 and 972,230, with no remainder.

Since 972,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,230, 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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