Q: Is 978,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,728 is a composite number.

Why is 978,728 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 978,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 47 76 94 137 152 188 274 376 548 893 1,096 1,786 2,603 3,572 5,206 6,439 7,144 10,412 12,878 20,824 25,756 51,512 122,341 244,682 489,364 and 978,728, with no remainder.

Since 978,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,728, 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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