Q: Is 978,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,724 is a composite number.

Why is 978,724 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 978,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 37 68 74 148 389 629 778 1,258 1,556 2,516 6,613 13,226 14,393 26,452 28,786 57,572 244,681 489,362 and 978,724, with no remainder.

Since 978,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,724, 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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