Q: Is 5,998,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 5,998,998 is a composite number.

Why is 5,998,998 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 5,998,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 29 46 58 69 87 138 174 667 1,334 1,499 2,001 2,998 4,002 4,497 8,994 34,477 43,471 68,954 86,942 103,431 130,413 206,862 260,826 999,833 1,999,666 2,999,499 and 5,998,998, with no remainder.

Since 5,998,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,998,998, 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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