Q: Is 997,578 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,578 is a composite number.

Why is 997,578 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 997,578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 157 314 353 471 706 942 1,059 1,413 2,118 2,826 3,177 6,354 55,421 110,842 166,263 332,526 498,789 and 997,578, with no remainder.

Since 997,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,578, 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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