Q: Is 978,834 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 978,834 is a composite number.

Why is 978,834 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 978,834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 41 46 69 82 123 138 173 246 346 519 943 1,038 1,886 2,829 3,979 5,658 7,093 7,958 11,937 14,186 21,279 23,874 42,558 163,139 326,278 489,417 and 978,834, with no remainder.

Since 978,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,834, 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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