Q: Is 977,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,664 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 977,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 67 76 96 114 128 134 152 192 201 228 256 268 304 384 402 456 536 608 768 804 912 1,072 1,216 1,273 1,608 1,824 2,144 2,432 2,546 3,216 3,648 3,819 4,288 4,864 5,092 6,432 7,296 7,638 8,576 10,184 12,864 14,592 15,276 17,152 20,368 25,728 30,552 40,736 51,456 61,104 81,472 122,208 162,944 244,416 325,888 488,832 and 977,664, with no remainder.

Since 977,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,664, 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).