Q: Is 978,652 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,652 is a composite number.

Why is 978,652 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 978,652 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 79 158 163 316 326 652 1,501 3,002 3,097 6,004 6,194 12,388 12,877 25,754 51,508 244,663 489,326 and 978,652, with no remainder.

Since 978,652 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,652, 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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