Q: Is 1,002,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,002,996 is a composite number.

Why is 1,002,996 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 1,002,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 74 108 111 148 222 251 333 444 502 666 753 999 1,004 1,332 1,506 1,998 2,259 3,012 3,996 4,518 6,777 9,036 9,287 13,554 18,574 27,108 27,861 37,148 55,722 83,583 111,444 167,166 250,749 334,332 501,498 and 1,002,996, with no remainder.

Since 1,002,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,002,996, 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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