Q: Is 978,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 978,000 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 978,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 163 200 240 250 300 326 375 400 489 500 600 652 750 815 978 1,000 1,200 1,304 1,500 1,630 1,956 2,000 2,445 2,608 3,000 3,260 3,912 4,075 4,890 6,000 6,520 7,824 8,150 9,780 12,225 13,040 16,300 19,560 20,375 24,450 32,600 39,120 40,750 48,900 61,125 65,200 81,500 97,800 122,250 163,000 195,600 244,500 326,000 489,000 and 978,000, with no remainder.

Since 978,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,000, 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).