Q: Is 978,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,168 is a composite number.

Why is 978,168 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 978,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 159 212 318 424 636 769 1,272 1,538 2,307 3,076 4,614 6,152 9,228 18,456 40,757 81,514 122,271 163,028 244,542 326,056 489,084 and 978,168, with no remainder.

Since 978,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,168, 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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