Q: Is 977,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,184 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 977,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 29 32 36 39 48 52 54 58 72 78 81 87 96 104 108 116 117 144 156 162 174 208 216 232 234 261 288 312 324 348 351 377 416 432 464 468 522 624 648 696 702 754 783 864 928 936 1,044 1,053 1,131 1,248 1,296 1,392 1,404 1,508 1,566 1,872 2,088 2,106 2,262 2,349 2,592 2,784 2,808 3,016 3,132 3,393 3,744 4,176 4,212 4,524 4,698 5,616 6,032 6,264 6,786 8,352 8,424 9,048 9,396 10,179 11,232 12,064 12,528 13,572 16,848 18,096 18,792 20,358 25,056 27,144 30,537 33,696 36,192 37,584 40,716 54,288 61,074 75,168 81,432 108,576 122,148 162,864 244,296 325,728 488,592 and 977,184, with no remainder.

Since 977,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,184, 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).