Q: Is 977,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 977,956 is a composite number.

Why is 977,956 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 977,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 53 106 212 371 659 742 1,318 1,484 2,636 4,613 9,226 18,452 34,927 69,854 139,708 244,489 488,978 and 977,956, with no remainder.

Since 977,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,956, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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