Q: Is 972,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 972,520 is a composite number.

Why is 972,520 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 972,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 41 82 164 205 328 410 593 820 1,186 1,640 2,372 2,965 4,744 5,930 11,860 23,720 24,313 48,626 97,252 121,565 194,504 243,130 486,260 and 972,520, with no remainder.

Since 972,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,520, 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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