Q: Is 97,765,494 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,765,494 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 97,765,494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,289 2,578 3,867 7,734 12,641 25,282 37,923 75,846 16,294,249 32,588,498 48,882,747 and 97,765,494, with no remainder.

Since 97,765,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,765,494, 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).