Q: Is 8,979,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 8,979,996 is a composite number.

Why is 8,979,996 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 8,979,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 163 326 489 652 978 1,956 4,591 9,182 13,773 18,364 27,546 55,092 748,333 1,496,666 2,244,999 2,993,332 4,489,998 and 8,979,996, with no remainder.

Since 8,979,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,979,996, 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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