Q: Is 978,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,520 is a composite number.

Why is 978,520 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 978,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 680 1,439 2,878 5,756 7,195 11,512 14,390 24,463 28,780 48,926 57,560 97,852 122,315 195,704 244,630 489,260 and 978,520, with no remainder.

Since 978,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,520, 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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