Q: Is 979,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 979,290 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 979,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 27 30 31 39 45 54 62 65 78 81 90 93 117 130 135 155 162 186 195 234 243 270 279 310 351 390 403 405 465 486 558 585 702 806 810 837 930 1,053 1,170 1,209 1,215 1,395 1,674 1,755 2,015 2,106 2,418 2,430 2,511 2,790 3,159 3,510 3,627 4,030 4,185 5,022 5,265 6,045 6,318 7,254 7,533 8,370 10,530 10,881 12,090 12,555 15,066 15,795 18,135 21,762 25,110 31,590 32,643 36,270 37,665 54,405 65,286 75,330 97,929 108,810 163,215 195,858 326,430 489,645 and 979,290, with no remainder.

Since 979,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,290, 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).