Q: Is 978,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,144 is a composite number.

Why is 978,144 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 978,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 69 92 96 138 184 276 368 443 552 736 886 1,104 1,329 1,772 2,208 2,658 3,544 5,316 7,088 10,189 10,632 14,176 20,378 21,264 30,567 40,756 42,528 61,134 81,512 122,268 163,024 244,536 326,048 489,072 and 978,144, with no remainder.

Since 978,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,144, 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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