Q: Is 978,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,420 is a composite number.

Why is 978,420 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 978,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 69 92 115 138 230 276 345 460 690 709 1,380 1,418 2,127 2,836 3,545 4,254 7,090 8,508 10,635 14,180 16,307 21,270 32,614 42,540 48,921 65,228 81,535 97,842 163,070 195,684 244,605 326,140 489,210 and 978,420, with no remainder.

Since 978,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,420, 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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