Q: Is 979,524 a Composite Number?

Why is 979,524 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 979,524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 23 26 28 36 39 42 46 52 63 69 78 84 91 92 117 126 138 156 161 169 182 207 234 252 273 276 299 322 338 364 414 468 483 507 546 598 644 676 819 828 897 966 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,196 1,449 1,521 1,638 1,794 1,932 2,028 2,093 2,366 2,691 2,898 3,042 3,276 3,549 3,588 3,887 4,186 4,732 5,382 5,796 6,084 6,279 7,098 7,774 8,372 10,647 10,764 11,661 12,558 14,196 15,548 18,837 21,294 23,322 25,116 27,209 34,983 37,674 42,588 46,644 54,418 69,966 75,348 81,627 108,836 139,932 163,254 244,881 326,508 489,762 and 979,524, with no remainder.

Since 979,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,524, 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).