Q: Is 978,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,408 is a composite number.

Why is 978,408 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 978,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 107 127 214 254 321 381 428 508 642 762 856 963 1,016 1,143 1,284 1,524 1,926 2,286 2,568 3,048 3,852 4,572 7,704 9,144 13,589 27,178 40,767 54,356 81,534 108,712 122,301 163,068 244,602 326,136 489,204 and 978,408, with no remainder.

Since 978,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,408, 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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