Q: Is 986,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 986,972 is a composite number.

Why is 986,972 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 986,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 101 202 349 404 698 707 1,396 1,414 2,443 2,828 4,886 9,772 35,249 70,498 140,996 246,743 493,486 and 986,972, with no remainder.

Since 986,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,972, 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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