Q: Is 977,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 977,960 is a composite number.

Why is 977,960 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 977,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 920 1,063 2,126 4,252 5,315 8,504 10,630 21,260 24,449 42,520 48,898 97,796 122,245 195,592 244,490 488,980 and 977,960, with no remainder.

Since 977,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,960, 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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