Q: Is 978,021 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,021 is a composite number.

Why is 978,021 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 978,021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 37 89 99 111 267 297 333 407 801 979 999 1,221 2,403 2,937 3,293 3,663 8,811 9,879 10,989 26,433 29,637 36,223 88,911 108,669 326,007 and 978,021, with no remainder.

Since 978,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,021, 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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