Q: Is 689,997 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 689,997 is a composite number.

Why is 689,997 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 689,997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 29 33 77 87 103 203 231 309 319 609 721 957 1,133 2,163 2,233 2,987 3,399 6,699 7,931 8,961 20,909 23,793 32,857 62,727 98,571 229,999 and 689,997, with no remainder.

Since 689,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 689,997, 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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