Q: Is 978,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,228 is a composite number.

Why is 978,228 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 978,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 261 348 522 937 1,044 1,874 2,811 3,748 5,622 8,433 11,244 16,866 27,173 33,732 54,346 81,519 108,692 163,038 244,557 326,076 489,114 and 978,228, with no remainder.

Since 978,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,228, 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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