Q: Is 975,156 a Composite Number?

Why is 975,156 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 975,156 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 19 21 26 28 38 39 42 47 52 57 76 78 84 91 94 114 133 141 156 182 188 228 247 266 273 282 329 364 399 494 532 546 564 611 658 741 798 893 987 988 1,092 1,222 1,316 1,482 1,596 1,729 1,786 1,833 1,974 2,444 2,679 2,964 3,458 3,572 3,666 3,948 4,277 5,187 5,358 6,251 6,916 7,332 8,554 10,374 10,716 11,609 12,502 12,831 17,108 18,753 20,748 23,218 25,004 25,662 34,827 37,506 46,436 51,324 69,654 75,012 81,263 139,308 162,526 243,789 325,052 487,578 and 975,156, with no remainder.

Since 975,156 cannot be divided by just 1 and 975,156, 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).