Q: Is 978,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,624 is a composite number.

Why is 978,624 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 978,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 288 576 1,699 3,398 5,097 6,796 10,194 13,592 15,291 20,388 27,184 30,582 40,776 54,368 61,164 81,552 108,736 122,328 163,104 244,656 326,208 489,312 and 978,624, with no remainder.

Since 978,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,624, 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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