Q: Is 976,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 976,872 is a composite number.

Why is 976,872 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 976,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 31 39 52 62 78 93 101 104 124 156 186 202 248 303 312 372 403 404 606 744 806 808 1,209 1,212 1,313 1,612 2,418 2,424 2,626 3,131 3,224 3,939 4,836 5,252 6,262 7,878 9,393 9,672 10,504 12,524 15,756 18,786 25,048 31,512 37,572 40,703 75,144 81,406 122,109 162,812 244,218 325,624 488,436 and 976,872, with no remainder.

Since 976,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 976,872, 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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