Q: Is 997,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,480 is a composite number.

Why is 997,480 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 997,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 220 440 2,267 4,534 9,068 11,335 18,136 22,670 24,937 45,340 49,874 90,680 99,748 124,685 199,496 249,370 498,740 and 997,480, with no remainder.

Since 997,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,480, 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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