Q: Is 978,164 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,164 is a composite number.

Why is 978,164 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 978,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 43 44 47 86 94 121 172 188 242 473 484 517 946 1,034 1,892 2,021 2,068 4,042 5,203 5,687 8,084 10,406 11,374 20,812 22,231 22,748 44,462 88,924 244,541 489,082 and 978,164, with no remainder.

Since 978,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,164, 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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