Q: Is 977,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 977,988 is a composite number.

Why is 977,988 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 977,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 31 33 44 62 66 93 124 132 186 239 341 372 478 682 717 956 1,023 1,364 1,434 2,046 2,629 2,868 4,092 5,258 7,409 7,887 10,516 14,818 15,774 22,227 29,636 31,548 44,454 81,499 88,908 162,998 244,497 325,996 488,994 and 977,988, with no remainder.

Since 977,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,988, 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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