Q: Is 97,684,284 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,684,284 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 97,684,284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,301 2,602 3,903 5,204 6,257 7,806 12,514 15,612 18,771 25,028 37,542 75,084 8,140,357 16,280,714 24,421,071 32,561,428 48,842,142 and 97,684,284, with no remainder.

Since 97,684,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,684,284, 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).