Q: Is 979,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 979,616 is a composite number.

Why is 979,616 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 979,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 23 32 44 46 88 92 121 176 184 242 253 352 368 484 506 736 968 1,012 1,331 1,936 2,024 2,662 2,783 3,872 4,048 5,324 5,566 8,096 10,648 11,132 21,296 22,264 30,613 42,592 44,528 61,226 89,056 122,452 244,904 489,808 and 979,616, with no remainder.

Since 979,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,616, 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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