Q: Is 97,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 97,980 is a composite number.

Why is 97,980 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 97,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 60 69 71 92 115 138 142 213 230 276 284 345 355 426 460 690 710 852 1,065 1,380 1,420 1,633 2,130 3,266 4,260 4,899 6,532 8,165 9,798 16,330 19,596 24,495 32,660 48,990 and 97,980, with no remainder.

Since 97,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,980, 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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