Q: Is 978,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,792 is a composite number.

Why is 978,792 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 978,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 408 2,399 4,798 7,197 9,596 14,394 19,192 28,788 40,783 57,576 81,566 122,349 163,132 244,698 326,264 489,396 and 978,792, with no remainder.

Since 978,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,792, 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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