Q: Is 979,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 979,104 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 979,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 32 42 47 48 56 62 84 93 94 96 112 124 141 168 186 188 217 224 248 282 329 336 372 376 434 496 564 651 658 672 744 752 868 987 992 1,128 1,302 1,316 1,457 1,488 1,504 1,736 1,974 2,256 2,604 2,632 2,914 2,976 3,472 3,948 4,371 4,512 5,208 5,264 5,828 6,944 7,896 8,742 10,199 10,416 10,528 11,656 15,792 17,484 20,398 20,832 23,312 30,597 31,584 34,968 40,796 46,624 61,194 69,936 81,592 122,388 139,872 163,184 244,776 326,368 489,552 and 979,104, with no remainder.

Since 979,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,104, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).