Q: Is 977,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,600 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 977,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 47 50 52 64 65 80 94 100 104 130 160 188 200 208 235 260 320 325 376 400 416 470 520 611 650 752 800 832 940 1,040 1,175 1,222 1,300 1,504 1,600 1,880 2,080 2,350 2,444 2,600 3,008 3,055 3,760 4,160 4,700 4,888 5,200 6,110 7,520 9,400 9,776 10,400 12,220 15,040 15,275 18,800 19,552 20,800 24,440 30,550 37,600 39,104 48,880 61,100 75,200 97,760 122,200 195,520 244,400 488,800 and 977,600, with no remainder.

Since 977,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,600, 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).