Q: Is 972,972 a Composite Number?

Why is 972,972 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 972,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 26 27 28 33 36 39 42 44 52 54 63 66 77 78 81 84 91 99 108 117 126 132 143 154 156 162 182 189 198 231 234 243 252 273 286 297 308 324 351 364 378 396 429 462 468 486 546 567 572 594 693 702 756 819 858 891 924 972 1,001 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,188 1,287 1,386 1,404 1,638 1,701 1,716 1,782 2,002 2,079 2,106 2,268 2,457 2,574 2,673 2,772 3,003 3,159 3,276 3,402 3,564 3,861 4,004 4,158 4,212 4,914 5,148 5,346 6,006 6,237 6,318 6,804 7,371 7,722 8,316 9,009 9,828 10,692 11,583 12,012 12,474 12,636 14,742 15,444 18,018 18,711 22,113 23,166 24,948 27,027 29,484 34,749 36,036 37,422 44,226 46,332 54,054 69,498 74,844 81,081 88,452 108,108 138,996 162,162 243,243 324,324 486,486 and 972,972, with no remainder.

Since 972,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,972, 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).