Q: Is 988,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,974 is a composite number.

Why is 988,974 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 988,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 47 63 94 126 141 167 282 329 334 423 501 658 846 987 1,002 1,169 1,503 1,974 2,338 2,961 3,006 3,507 5,922 7,014 7,849 10,521 15,698 21,042 23,547 47,094 54,943 70,641 109,886 141,282 164,829 329,658 494,487 and 988,974, with no remainder.

Since 988,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,974, 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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