Q: Is 977,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,220 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 977,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 61 89 90 122 178 180 183 244 267 305 356 366 445 534 549 610 732 801 890 915 1,068 1,098 1,220 1,335 1,602 1,780 1,830 2,196 2,670 2,745 3,204 3,660 4,005 5,340 5,429 5,490 8,010 10,858 10,980 16,020 16,287 21,716 27,145 32,574 48,861 54,290 65,148 81,435 97,722 108,580 162,870 195,444 244,305 325,740 488,610 and 977,220, with no remainder.

Since 977,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,220, 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).