Q: Is 974,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 974,896 is a composite number.

Why is 974,896 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 974,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 43 52 86 104 109 172 208 218 344 436 559 688 872 1,118 1,417 1,744 2,236 2,834 4,472 4,687 5,668 8,944 9,374 11,336 18,748 22,672 37,496 60,931 74,992 121,862 243,724 487,448 and 974,896, with no remainder.

Since 974,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 974,896, 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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