Q: Is 978,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,424 is a composite number.

Why is 978,424 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 978,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 41 76 82 152 157 164 314 328 628 779 1,256 1,558 2,983 3,116 5,966 6,232 6,437 11,932 12,874 23,864 25,748 51,496 122,303 244,606 489,212 and 978,424, with no remainder.

Since 978,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,424, 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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