Q: Is 978,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,552 is a composite number.

Why is 978,552 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 978,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 13,591 27,182 40,773 54,364 81,546 108,728 122,319 163,092 244,638 326,184 489,276 and 978,552, with no remainder.

Since 978,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,552, 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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