Q: Is 979,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 979,488 is a composite number.

Why is 979,488 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 979,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 72 76 96 114 144 152 171 179 228 288 304 342 358 456 537 608 684 716 912 1,074 1,368 1,432 1,611 1,824 2,148 2,736 2,864 3,222 3,401 4,296 5,472 5,728 6,444 6,802 8,592 10,203 12,888 13,604 17,184 20,406 25,776 27,208 30,609 40,812 51,552 54,416 61,218 81,624 108,832 122,436 163,248 244,872 326,496 489,744 and 979,488, with no remainder.

Since 979,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,488, 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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