Q: Is 977,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,550 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 977,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 19 21 25 30 35 38 42 49 50 57 70 75 95 98 105 114 133 147 150 175 190 210 245 266 285 294 343 350 399 475 490 525 570 665 686 735 798 931 950 1,029 1,050 1,225 1,330 1,425 1,470 1,715 1,862 1,995 2,058 2,450 2,793 2,850 3,325 3,430 3,675 3,990 4,655 5,145 5,586 6,517 6,650 7,350 8,575 9,310 9,975 10,290 13,034 13,965 17,150 19,551 19,950 23,275 25,725 27,930 32,585 39,102 46,550 51,450 65,170 69,825 97,755 139,650 162,925 195,510 325,850 488,775 and 977,550, with no remainder.

Since 977,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,550, 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).