Q: Is 978,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,252 is a composite number.

Why is 978,252 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 978,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 7,411 14,822 22,233 29,644 44,466 81,521 88,932 163,042 244,563 326,084 489,126 and 978,252, with no remainder.

Since 978,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,252, 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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