Q: Is 978,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 978,600 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 978,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 233 280 300 350 420 466 525 600 699 700 840 932 1,050 1,165 1,398 1,400 1,631 1,864 2,100 2,330 2,796 3,262 3,495 4,200 4,660 4,893 5,592 5,825 6,524 6,990 8,155 9,320 9,786 11,650 13,048 13,980 16,310 17,475 19,572 23,300 24,465 27,960 32,620 34,950 39,144 40,775 46,600 48,930 65,240 69,900 81,550 97,860 122,325 139,800 163,100 195,720 244,650 326,200 489,300 and 978,600, with no remainder.

Since 978,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).