Q: Is 979,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 979,712 is a composite number.

Why is 979,712 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 979,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 64 86 89 128 172 178 256 344 356 688 712 1,376 1,424 2,752 2,848 3,827 5,504 5,696 7,654 11,008 11,392 15,308 22,784 30,616 61,232 122,464 244,928 489,856 and 979,712, with no remainder.

Since 979,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,712, 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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