Q: Is 712,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 712,998 is a composite number.

Why is 712,998 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 712,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 78 99 117 143 198 234 277 286 429 554 831 858 1,287 1,662 2,493 2,574 3,047 3,601 4,986 6,094 7,202 9,141 10,803 18,282 21,606 27,423 32,409 39,611 54,846 64,818 79,222 118,833 237,666 356,499 and 712,998, with no remainder.

Since 712,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 712,998, 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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