Q: Is 986,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 986,748 is a composite number.

Why is 986,748 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 986,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 51 68 84 102 119 204 238 357 476 691 714 1,382 1,428 2,073 2,764 4,146 4,837 8,292 9,674 11,747 14,511 19,348 23,494 29,022 35,241 46,988 58,044 70,482 82,229 140,964 164,458 246,687 328,916 493,374 and 986,748, with no remainder.

Since 986,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,748, 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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