Q: Is 97,497 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,497 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 97,497 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 157 207 471 621 1,413 3,611 4,239 10,833 32,499 and 97,497, with no remainder.

Since 97,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,497, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).