Q: Is 97,968,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,968,740 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 97,968,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 67 113 134 226 268 335 452 565 647 670 1,130 1,294 1,340 2,260 2,588 3,235 6,470 7,571 12,940 15,142 30,284 37,855 43,349 73,111 75,710 86,698 146,222 151,420 173,396 216,745 292,444 365,555 433,490 731,110 866,980 1,462,220 4,898,437 9,796,874 19,593,748 24,492,185 48,984,370 and 97,968,740, with no remainder.

Since 97,968,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,968,740, 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).