Q: Is 981,708 a Composite Number?

Why is 981,708 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 981,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 29 31 39 42 52 58 62 78 84 87 91 93 116 124 156 174 182 186 203 217 273 348 364 372 377 403 406 434 546 609 651 754 806 812 868 899 1,092 1,131 1,209 1,218 1,302 1,508 1,612 1,798 2,262 2,418 2,436 2,604 2,639 2,697 2,821 3,596 4,524 4,836 5,278 5,394 5,642 6,293 7,917 8,463 10,556 10,788 11,284 11,687 12,586 15,834 16,926 18,879 23,374 25,172 31,668 33,852 35,061 37,758 46,748 70,122 75,516 81,809 140,244 163,618 245,427 327,236 490,854 and 981,708, with no remainder.

Since 981,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 981,708, 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).