Q: Is 977,670 a Composite Number?

Why is 977,670 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 977,670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 27 30 34 45 51 54 71 81 85 90 102 135 142 153 162 170 213 255 270 306 355 405 426 459 510 639 710 765 810 918 1,065 1,207 1,278 1,377 1,530 1,917 2,130 2,295 2,414 2,754 3,195 3,621 3,834 4,590 5,751 6,035 6,390 6,885 7,242 9,585 10,863 11,502 12,070 13,770 18,105 19,170 21,726 28,755 32,589 36,210 54,315 57,510 65,178 97,767 108,630 162,945 195,534 325,890 488,835 and 977,670, with no remainder.

Since 977,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,670, 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).